About

Elissa Mesi

Director of Client Success and Operations

With over 10 years of HR experience, Elissa is driven by her passion for building strong, lasting relationships and ensuring that every task is executed with excellence. She thrives on providing exceptional customer service and believes that the key to success is creating meaningful connections while delivering results. Whether it’s fostering a collaborative environment or ensuring every detail is attended to, Elissa is committed to seeing things through from start to finish.

Outside of work, Elissa and her husband are raising their two kids in Oxford, MI. As a parent of two energetic toddlers, she is no stranger to juggling multiple priorities and staying organized—skills that she brings into her professional life. Elissa also enjoys giving back to her community by volunteering, connecting with others, and celebrating their unique talents and stories.

With a focus on relationship building and execution, Elissa is always ready to tackle new challenges and deliver the best outcomes for those she serves.

McKenzie Chapman

Director of Social Media

Mitch Hankins

Director of Digital Strategy

Mitch is a digital marketing consultant with over 15 years of experience, specializing in SEO and Content Strategy. In addition to these core areas, he brings expertise in digital analytics, CMS development, and leading cross-functional teams to drive business success.

As a self-employed consultant, Mitch focuses on building lasting client relationships and helping businesses grow through SEO, SEM, analytics, content strategy, and web development. Previously, he served as Director of SEO at EVERSANA INTOUCH, where he led a talented team and contributed to the company’s growth.

Outside of work, Mitch enjoys spending time with family, reading fantasy and historical fiction, drinking coffee, playing amateur pickleball, meditating, and giving back to his community through mentorship.

William Weaver

Head of Web Development

William is a web development expert with over 14 years of experience creating websites that are as functional as they are beautiful. He brings a mix of creativity and technical know-how to every project, ensuring each site looks sharp, performs seamlessly, and supports his clients’ goals.

William’s favorite part of the work is collaboration—turning a team’s ideas into smooth, high-performing websites that make a real impact. He’s known for keeping projects on track, solving problems quickly, and making the process easy for everyone involved.

When he’s not building or refining websites, you’ll find him hiking Idaho’s trails with his wife, exploring new places, and finding fresh inspiration outdoors.

Tanya Khamich

Director of Design

Tanya is a versatile graphic designer with 8+ years of experience as a web, social media, editorial and print designer mainly for technology companies. She is focused on creating a design that is primarily a marketing tool to increase sales. The most important thing is to achieve company goals. If this requires going deep into related areas – animation, video – she does it with interest.

Tanya believes that efficiency in the workplace depends on the level of inspiration received outside of it. Traveling to new places, observing the organization of space, people give her information for reflection. The charge of inspiration comes from spending time with the family in nature – hiking, cycling and traveling.

Stacy Williams

CONTENT WRITER

For 33 years, Stacy has crafted compelling narratives and worked across functions to propel technology, climate, PR, and investment organizations toward their business and thought leadership goals. Whether seeking funding, looking for coverage in a future-forward publication, making a strategic business pivot, or moving people off the status quo and onto a path toward positive change, Stacy helps companies and thought leaders change minds, inspire, and compel action.

A Stanford grad (Phi Beta Kappa) in Science, Technology, and Society, there is no topic or issue she can’t tackle — quickly and with positive results. A sampling of past and current clients and employers includes Adobe, Anthropocene Institute, Apple, Bain Capital, Chargebee, Google, Numenta, Piva Capital, Rocket Software, Slack/FutureForum, and WIND Ventures. She began her career as a Russian linguist, transcriber, and analyst at the National Security Agency.

President Ronald Reagan awarded her the highest non-combat honor — the Defense Meritorious Service Medal. Stacy has worked remotely since 1991. She lives in Colorado.

Jonna George

Digital Marketing Specialist

Jonna is a dynamic digital marketing professional with a proven ability to craft innovative strategies that drive engagement and deliver results for nonprofits and B2B organizations. Her expertise spans social media, email marketing, website administration, database management, and paid advertising. She blends creativity with data-driven insights to design impactful, tailored campaigns that meet diverse client needs.

Beyond the world of marketing, Jonna enjoys traveling, immersing herself in a good book, and staying active through CrossFit.

Karine Iskudarian

DESIGNER

Karine is a creative designer and graphic artist with 7 years of experience specializing in brand identity, marketing materials, and poster art. Her work seamlessly blends strategic thinking with artistic creativity to deliver impactful designs that align with client goals. Karine brings a distinct artistic touch to her projects, making each one stand out.

Karine draws inspiration from everyday experiences and her passion for observing design in the world around her, continuously fueling her creativity and innovative approach to projects.

Petra Krezic

Marketing Assistant

Petra is a Marketing Assistant who supports the team through content creation, social media management, and media outreach. Over the years, she has worked as a social media assistant, where she created content, organized events, and helped small businesses grow their presence online. This experience shaped her passion for digital marketing and sparked her interest in combining creativity with strategy.

At Esile, Petra assists with creating content for social media, blogs, and email campaigns, contributes to planning and executing social media strategies, helps identify media opportunities, and collaborates with the team on projects and campaign development.

Beyond her work in marketing, Petra expresses her creativity through painting and sewing clothes, and she also enjoys reading and spending quality time with family and friends.

Rachel Jackson

Social Media Marketer

Rachel is a digital marketer with 5 years of experience building strategies that bring brands to life online. She’s worked across tech, security, healthcare, academics, and retail industries, adapting quickly to each environment and developing content and campaigns that strengthen brand presence, grow community, and drive meaningful engagement. 

With a blend of creativity and data-driven thinking, she stays on top of social trends and knows how to translate evolving brand objectives into clear, effective plans. Rachel excels at connecting cross-functional goals, simplifying complex ideas, and translating them into clear, effective marketing strategies. 

Outside of work, Rachel enjoys cooking, crafting, exploring new places, spending time with family and friends, and putting her knowledge to the test at local trivia nights.

Jason Sissoyev

Lead Podcast Producer

Jason is a Portland-based audio engineer, musician, and multidisciplinary artist with a love for sound and helping others communicate through audio recordings. He specializes in audio editing, audio repair, mixing and music production, working closely with artists to shape their work with clarity, care, and emotion. With a thoughtful, detail-oriented approach, Jason blends technical skill with a creative, calm, and collaborative presence, whether behind the console, on stage, or while developing new projects. Outside the studio, he plays in a band and enjoys cooking, painting, reading, hiking, and exploring new artistic outlets.