KATIE HELLMUTH :: Creative Director, Writer, Designer

Katie is a digital marketing strategist in the spaces of social and news media, with specialties in storytelling in both the written word and visual presentation. She is a publisher of A Little Beacon Blog, one of the most relied upon news sources in Beacon, NY, where she designs ad campaigns for corporate and local clients as well as reports on breaking news stories and entertainment features. Katie trains business owners, communication directors, PR strategists and others in how to pitch the media; create the most effective methods of earning organic SEO; and how to use content across platforms to attract, nurture and grow customer and audience bases. Katie is the current Chair and President of the Spirit of Beacon Day, the city’s largest and most anticipated day to celebrate the community, attracting over 3,000 people. This year for its comeback year after the pandemic, Katie and the Committee raised $31,000 in two months for the organization’s most raised, and fastest comeback after the previous committee needed to step down for work-related commitments.

TESLIE ANDRADE DALEY :: Product Manager

After living in Providence, RI, Boston, MA & now New York, Teslie has gained many interests from exercise, health science, and yoga to social media, marketing, and blogging. Teslie produces the Instagram posts for Katie James, Inc. social media clients, from pre-planning to scheduling to designing in Canva.  Teslie executes newsletters sent to reinforce the what’s going on now, which keeps the inbox personally connected with  the brand storytelling. When she is not managing the digital spaces for Katie James, Inc., Teslie is working with kids as an occupational therapy assistant. She loves creating new recipes and hanging with her husband & pup.
Instagram: @teslieandradedaley
LinkedIn: teslieandrade

ALLIE BOPP :: Designer

Allie’s ease of taking direction to fit a client’s brand is what makes her one of the best designers to work with. Flexible and accommodating, Allie loves a challenge, from designing a website to a t-shirt. Her food photography and creative direction on Instagram campaigns sold many cinnamon buns and lattes.

SHAYNE PARRISH :: Developer

Shayne Parrish is a web developer and programmer with a passion for innovation and creative problem solving through web development for desktop, mobile, and animation to delight. He specializes in custom coding for lightning-fast load times, rock-solid reliability, and zero maintenance. He is a proven leader in enterprise-grade web development. For nearly twenty years, businesses of all sizes have relied on him to provide cutting-edge web services to meet their most demanding needs. His early efforts in web design as a means of promoting his musical aspirations evolved into Parrish Digital, the company that he founded in 2004. Based in Lewisburg, PA, he has since helped to promote brands and engage customers for clients throughout the United States and abroad.