Ben Landers, President

Ben is a passionate entrepreneur with over ten years of experience in the online marketing and analytics industry. He is responsible for the strategic direction of Blue Corona, sales and marketing as well as the day-to-day operations of the company. Ben started his career in online media and Internet marketing during the dot-com era as an early employee of HotJobs.com (now owned by Monster.com - Nasdaq: MNST). After HotJobs.com was (initially) acquired by Yahoo!, Ben spent time in the telecommunications industry with WorldCom/UUNET and then he ran the Mid-Atlantic office of an advertising agency before starting Blue Corona with Bob Perini.

Ben holds a BS in Communications and Marketing from Ohio University and is frequent content contributor and speaker on topics such as analytics, marketing for small businesses, pay per click, SEO and improving website conversion rates. He is a Google AdWords Professional and has helped hundreds of companies, from small businesses to large enterprises, measurably improve their online marketing performance. Past and current clients include: Adventist HealthCare, DrinkMore Water, Hodgson Consulting, The International Franchise Association, Installed Building Products (IBP), Jack Rosen Custom Kitchens, JK Moving, Len The Plumber, Paula Deen Enterprises, Severn Trent Services and many others! In his spare time, Ben enjoys spending as many weekends as possible on the water in Southern Maryland.

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Katelyn McKinley, Director of Client Services

Katelyn comes to Blue Corona from Merrick Towle Communications, an ad agency in Greenbelt, Maryland (MD). While there, she worked with companies and organizations like The Bozzuto Group, RFB&D, Clark Realty and many others. Katelyn graduated with honors from the University of Maryland College Park where she studied communications and public relations. As Blue Corona's Director of Client Services and lead Project Manager, Katelyn ensures that every client project is completed in a timely fashion with fantastic results! Katelyn is a Google AdWords Professional and an experienced SEO copywriter with extensive experience writing web content for the home improvement and remodeling industry.

Alex Perini, Senior Account Manager

Alex earned her BSBA in Marketing, Finance and Entrepreneurship from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - Kenan-Flagler Business School. She is a member of Beta Gamma Sigma (BGS) Business Honor Society and was also a star player for the 2007 ACIS Coed Flag Football National Championship team! Alex has spent all of her life in business and she has been involved with Blue Corona from the start - even working remotely while she was finishing her degree at UNC. Currently, she serves as Blue Corona's lead Account Manager and she manages day to day operations at Blue Corona's new office in Charlotte, North Carolina (NC). Alex is a Google AdWords Professional, online marketing and SEO strategist and an analytics expert.

Erin Clark, Online Marketing Specialist

Erin comes to Blue Corona from the University of Delaware. As an Online Marketing Specialist, Erin's job is to stay on top of emerging new media strategies and determine how small (and not so small) businesses can leverage them to increase website traffic, leads and sales! She has a special talent for competitive SEO analysis - If you want to know what your competitors are doing online, talk to Erin! She also has extensive experience in the following industries: bathroom remodeling, clean energy, HVAC, plumbing, roofing and residential solar panel installat. She is a Google AdWords Professional, an SEO copywriter and social media expert. She lives in Rockville, Maryland (MD) and enjoys spending her spare time with friends and family.

Chase Wolf, Director of Web Development

Chase brings a unique combination of business and design backgrounds to the Blue Corona Team. Chase graduated Magna Cum Laude from McDaniel College with specializations in graphic design and marketing. He has been working with small to medium sized business owners on both web design and online marketing for over 5 years. Chase works an intense schedule - often arriving at the office before 6am and and leaving after 6pm! His competitive nature comes from his days as captain and four year starter of the McDaniel Baseball squad. At Blue Corona, Chase serves as lead graphic designer and website programmer. He executes client projects on both a visual and a technical level. Chase has designed and built over 100 lead-gen websites for service businesses.

Lylan Nguyen, Online Marketing Specialist

In her role at Blue Corona as an Online Marketing Specialist, Lylan is responsible for creating custom website reports, developing pay-per-click and SEO campaigns and helping local service companies convert more website visits into leads and sales. Prior to joining the Blue Corona team, Lylan spent three summers as a Marketing Intern at E-Site Marketing, a Sabre Holdings company, in Bethesda, MD, so internet marketing is nothing new to her! She worked on SEO campaigns for companies like Marriott, Borgata Hotel, Casino and Spa and Vail Cascade Resort and Spa. Lylan graduated with a 4.0 from the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland, College park with a dual degree in marketing and supply chain management - and she did it in only 3 years!!

Nick Massa, SEO Copywriter & Content Marketing Specialist

Nick Massa comes to Blue Corona as a recent graduate of Elon University with a degree in professional writing. He has extensive writing experience, going as far as to create his own magazine from scratch as part of his senior project. Today, he specializes in creating optimized web copy for industries ranging from plumbing to HVAC and fire protection industries to remodeling! In his time off, Nick enjoys hiking, boxing and rock climbing with friends. He is also in training to serve his community as a volunteer firefighter.

Sulav Regmi, Lead Web Programmer

Sulav Regmi graduated from Southwestern Oklahoma State University in 2009 with dual degrees in Mathematics and Computer Science. While there, he helped developed a Computer Vision Facial Recognition software using parallel algorithms. Sulav is passionate about web design and is a master of JavaScript, PHP, MySQL, Drupal, Wordpress and a variety of editing tools and software programs. In addition to these talents, he speaks five languages: English, French, Nepali, Bhojpuri and Hindi. When he’s not working on the computer, Sulav enjoys kicking up his adrenaline by surfing and riding motorcycles.

Lilian Yu, Web Designer

If you like things bright, bold and brilliant, meet Lilian! A recent graduate of the University of Maryland with a degree in Studio Art with a Concentration in Design, Lilian joins Blue Corona's web design team and brings with her a fresh spin on graphic design. When it comes to design, there isn't anything Lilian hasn't done. On top of web design, her portfolio includes logo design, typography, package and magazine design and more. When she isn't reading up on the latest Adobe Creative Suite tricks, Lilian loves spending time with her friends and catching up on the latest episodes of her favorite TV shows, Bones and House!

Jonathan Garlington, Director of Business Development

Jonathan comes to Blue Corona with over 15 years of sales and marketing experience. Prior to joining the Blue Corona team, Jonathan was the Managing Director of Your Inventory Source, a commodities brokerage in Annapolis, MD. In addition to years of experience in marketing and sales, he also is a former computer science major. Jonathan prides himself on his commitment to successful and long lasting business relationships. He currently serves as a board member for The Friends Foundation, a local charity group in Annapolis, MD, that raises over $100,000 each year for local causes in the Annapolis area. When he is not working, Jonathan enjoys spending time with his wife and two sons, boating and sneaking in a round of golf with friends whenever possible.

Alanna Potosky, SEO Copywriter & Content Marketing Specialist

Alanna comes to Blue Corona from Whitaker Brothers, one of the largest document destruction companies in the U.S. When it comes to creating website copy and content, Alanna is an expert at balancing the details necessary to attract new website visitors with the nuances required to turn visitors into leads and sales. From website copy and press-releases to email newsletters and SEO audit and assessment reports, Alanna handles it all!

George Diep, Web Developer

A recent graduate of University of Maryland, Baltimore County with a degree in Information Systems, George joins Blue Corona as a Web Developer responsible for taking client requests for website updates, coding special projects like mobile websites, constructing intricate form processors and much more! If you speak HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery and the like, you’re speaking George’s language. When he’s not wired in at Blue Corona, you can find George in one of two places – on the basketball court with friends or behind the wheel of a fast car!

Ryan Workman, SEO Analyst

Ryan comes to Blue Corona from Standard Solar, Inc., an Inc. 500 company in Rockville, Maryland. In his role here as an SEO Analyst, Ryan will audit new client websites and outline an on-going SEO strategy guaranteed to increase their website traffic and web-generated leads. After working at Standard Solar, Inc. and Energy Wise Solutions based in Charlotte, North Carolina, Ryan is well-versed in green energy and alternative energy solutions. However, he’s a keen researcher with a diverse background who can quickly grasp new industries and provide solutions to businesses of all shapes and sizes!

Robert Rawlings, Web Developer

Robert Rawlings brings a number of web development skills to the table. He is a talented web programmer fluent in a variety of programming languages and opensource web applications, including perl, php, mysql, and javascript. Robert graduated magna cum laude from West Virginia University with a B.A. in economics and continued his education with a slew of computer science courses taken post graduation. In his free time, Robert enjoys playing competitive chess, painting and tinkering with computers.

Jill Singhaus, Account Coordinator

Before joining the Blue Corona team as an Account Coordinator, Jill worked as a marketing assistant for an e-commerce company and as a technical communications specialist for a government contractor. In her new role, Jill works with our clients on a day-to-day basis to evaluate campaign success and develop new campaign ideas. Jill is a graduate of Elon University with a degree in corporate communications. While at Elon she completed a 4-year intensive leadership program and was also an officer of Elon's American Advertising Federation chapter.

Evelyn Hayman, SEO Copywriter & Content Marketing Specialist

Evelyn is a recent graduate from the University of Delaware (UD), where she earned honors degrees in English and political science. She has extensive copywriting experience, serving as the co-editor-in-chief of student-run DEconstruction Magazine on the UD campus, as well as holding internships with the Frederick County Gazette and the career news blog CareerDiva.net. Evelyn has a passion for creating interesting copy that is as grammatically correct as it is useful to readers. She is ready and willing to take on any writing project to increase website traffic and generate new leads for clients!

Sean Kelly, Online Marketing Specialist

Sean is a recent graduate of the University of Maryland, College Park and graduated with a degree in Economics. Upon completion of the College Park Scholars program, his professors awarded him the Outstanding Achievement Award for his academic performance and community service. Since joining Blue Corona, Sean has passed the Google Analytics Individual Qualification (IQ) test and has become an integral part of our web analytics team, assisting with tracking reports and website audits. When he isn't scouring data, Sean enjoys playing basketball and spending time with his friends and family.