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Gina is the founder of MarkNet Group. Since its founding, Gina has overseen the design of more than 700 websites and digital marketing campaigns that have generated millions in sales.  She is known for increasing clients' sales and having a discerning eye for design and attention to detail.  She is passionate about helping her clients and turning them into raving fans.  From creative design to digital marketing, and developing high converting web pages, Gina is dedicated to her clients.

Prior to founding MarkNet Group, Gina was a marketing consultant for Fortune 100 companies, including American Express, Verizon, GTE, and Citigroup. Gina is also a sought after public speaker at nationwide conferences and seminars.

When she is not working, she thoroughly enjoys spending time with her family, playing piano and chess.

CREATIVITY IS MY ADDICTION.  FUNCTIONALITY IS MY OCD.
Whether it's in print, digital, on a plate, in my garden or in my home, I love to create and surround myself with beautiful things" ~ Dana

Dana Hendrickson is an in-demand Creative Director + Digital Strategist.  She has spent 25 years of her professional career in a genre of marketing, creative and project management positions.  She has honed her marketing expertise as a technical & creative writer, communications specialist, product developer & manager in the digital, healthcare (MetLife & Preferred Healthcare), technology (Gartner), interior design (Sandra Oster Interiors & Jean Simmers, Ltd), multi-million custom building (Turnkey Associates), culinary (founder, chef & teacher of Dancing Palate) worlds. 

She has worked with a number of startups, and as anyone who has ever worked with startups understands, you are deeply embedded in most aspects of the business.  As a result she is well-versed in many areas; creative leader, strategist, multi-channel marketer, copywriter, social media marketer, content developer & manager, project lead, client liaison, and the list goes on and on.  Working on large & small scale, complex projects requires a lot of problem solving, perseverance and resolution; all of which, have contributed to her intellectual toolbox.

Understanding the importance of creating amazing products & services that have a stellar user experience and a high ROI for our customers; that’s her wheelhouse. As a Digital Strategist, she lives & breathes web strategy, web design, and development day in & day out.  

I never would have imagined that I would become an authority on pipettes, foal diarrhea, fintech news, etc… but these are our clients.  It is my job to embed myself in their business so I can effectively understand their environment, products & services, and lead them in the right direction of where they want to go and grow.  This is the only way we can successfully develop a strategy, and product or service that clearly distinguishes them from their competitors.  Our clients stand out in a very crowded digital world because of our due diligence, expertise and desire to be original.

Dana's curiosity and insatiable desire to be original creates a unique value proposition for MarkNet Group.  As a Creative Director she leads a highly collaborative & imaginative team of Designers & Programmers whose responsibility it is to design & develop a new generation of innovative websites that are leading edge & converting.  Gathering of business, competitive & innovative data takes place before we even start to conceptualize a website.  MarkNet's mission is to bring a new brand of design & innovation to every project so our clients have a unique presence in their digital world.  Dana's collaborative spirit fuels her team to create products that offer a highly visual and engaging experience that results in a high value conversion.

I seriously LOVE #TeamMarkNet & my job.  I am so lucky to do what I love every day.  I have the utmost respect for my team, their passion, brilliance, motivation, imagination, fortitude and follow-through is incredibly admirable.  It makes my job a pleasure...and they make me look good.  You're only as good as your best people. I am grateful to have the very best.  #ILoveWhatIDo

Aleksandra is a vivid thinker and passionate lover of crafting visual identities, digital products and web experiences.

Her career started in photography when she was 16, and while she still enjoys analogue and print design, over the years she found shelter in the amazing world wide web.

She is now a User Interface Designer who tries to translate high-level requirements into interaction flows and artifacts, and transforms them into beautiful, intuitive and functional user interfaces that work on the never-ending stream on connected devices.

Aleksandra is a holistic designer, not only caring about the craft but also the story behind it. What drives her is an insatiable thirst for knowledge and the desire to better understand and utilize the endless potential of the web.

Her work has was featured on Web Design Served, a platform for curated work from leading creatives on Behance, and she continues striving to create award winning work.

Alex has been called a WordPress SEO Guru by many. He is a highly sought after WordPress SEO trainer and has spoken at universities, WordCamps, conferences and corporate workshops. His "Google Loves WordPress" presentation was voted at WordCamp NYC 2012 as ‘Top 10’ by WPMU.org.

Kathy is a search engine marketing specialist who spends her day helping our customers increase their online visibility across all search engines; including, Google AdWords, Bing Ads, Organic SEO, YouTube marketing and social media.  She has a strong background serving customers across all industries and delighting them with her attention to detail and enthusiasm to learn everything she can to help our customers succeed.

When she is not working, which is rare, she is doting on her wonderful son and great husband.  She is also a workout addict that can outdo the entire MarkNet team in one hand pull-ups.

Priscilla Derr is our in house Digital Marketing Specialist, helping clients connect with their target demographics and building an organic following on social platforms. In addition, she is also has expertise in WordPress and Copywriting, delivering premium blog content that captures readers and drives up site traffic, conversions and sales. What makes Priscilla successful in her writing is her ability to channel our clients and project their voice in her writing so each blog and social media post is an authentic representation of who they are.

Priscilla is also the newest member of our SEO Dream Team and quickly learning from the brightest in the business to help us deliver the best digital marketing experience to our clients. Our SEO Dream Team simply gives you the biggest return on your investment with fast high ranking results.

When Priscilla is not working on digital marketing for Marknet Group clients, she is the Director of a youth lacrosse program in her hometown and a busy mom of three.

Tony is the consummate tech guy managing our clients' security, hosting servers and databases (DBA). He is an expert in server technology, web security and SQL. He learned programming using the command line back in the day at Brown and Columbia University. After years of working to safe guard the financial services industry and law enforcement agencies he now enjoys working at MarkNet Group helping businesses grow on the Internet.

He brings decades of experience to each project and treats each clients' web infrastructure as if it was the Federal Reserves.

When he is not working, he enjoys his wonderful wife and son. He is a passionate Yankee fan and claims he used to pitch like Mariano Rivera (unfortunately, no one from his past can remember this phenomenon).

Taqi is a Senior Developer with over 7 years of experience in the IT industry. After completing his Bachelors in Engineering back in 2010, Taqi specializes in Programming & Architecturing of Web and Mobile Applications.

He is the consummate programmer and built his first website at the age of 12.  He sees technology as a conduit to help people grow and improve their businesses. He is well versed in multiple programming languages including: PHP, JavaScript, Python, Swift, ObjectiveC, C++, MySql, NoSql and MongoDB and has created numerous Applications using popular web and mobile Frameworks that includes: Laravel, Wordpress, Symfony, Django, Flask, Angular2, Ionic, Magento, Shopify, CS-Cart and many more. He also specializes in building Mobile Applications, and has deep expertise in the nuances of cross-platform development.

He tries to learn new skill every day and has talent for quickly mastering technology and a genuine willingness to learn. He is very passionate about his work and won't give up until he is fully satisfied with the outcome.

When he has spare time, he contributes to many Open Source Community Projects and try helping other developers using StackOverflow and Quora.

Laura Hartwig specializes in developing professional, easy to maintain websites that are well organized and user-friendly.  She uses her marketing degree from the University of Illinois to help her customers make the best choices for their individual businesses.

She also enjoys training people how to use their websites and creates tutorials, training videos, and teaches classes regularly.  She is a dedicated proponent of WordPress, and helps organize her local WordPress Meetup group and is a regular contributor to WordPress.org.