Meet Our Team

Jim Tee | COO

Jim is an experienced entrepreneur and business leader with a demonstrated history of working in the high-tech industry, adding value by helping small, mid, large size companies to get organized, work smarter and grow. He believes that success is simply a matter of doing what you do best and getting it done.

He is skilled in entrepreneurship, strategic planning, business development, customer acquisition, relationship management and team building. He helps company leaders to set realistic goals, to focus on what really matters and to make their business succeed and achieve their goals.

He has a passion for analyzing situations to discover unrealized areas of improvement and unexplored ways of organizing a business or assisting customers. Throughout his career, he has proven ability to implement effective change initiatives to expand market reach for his customers. His philosophy has always been to honor customer needs/wants by developing a product/service/business model that serves the customer and their revenue goals.

Cody Slingerland | CMO

Cody is a self-starter, entrepreneur experienced in digital marketing, content marketing, and web design. Since 2015, he has successfully grown Jawfish Digital into a full-fledged content marketing and web design agency by helping and providing services to well-known names in the software, technology, and e-commerce industries.

At Jawfish Digital, Cody has been leading marketing operations, strategic developments and positioning in the marketing department to serve our clients and help them achieve their goals.

In his personal time, Cody likes to spend time writing music, playing guitar, hiking, and dabbling in photography.

Daniel Shinaman | Business Development

Daniel is a creative and performance driven individual with experience in implementing both marketing and sales strategies. His previous experience consists of 3 years of retail sales and he is now our point of contact with both potential customers and clients.

He is responsible for lead generation, email marketing, sales strategies, client retention, and managing our contact lists.

In his spare time, Daniel enjoys outdoor activities such as hiking and skiing and also creating art using digital media.

Jackie Scott | Business Development

Jackie comes with 12 years of Business Management experience and 1-year Real Estate Management with the ability to produce proven and consistent results. A large part of her role is responding to our client needs and building relationships. She is essentially the bridge between clients and the team!

Jackie went to Central Texas College for Business Management and Finance then continued on with studies in Interior Design and Childhood Education. With these focus areas combined, she has a passion for learning and customer service in multiple aspects.

In her spare time, if that exists, Jackie is raising 3 daughters and heavily involved in her Church Children’s Ministry!

Melinda Burris | Digital Marketing Specialist

Melinda Burris is a professional Writer and Editor with 25 years experience in creating quality, engaging content for a wide array of clients.

As a Digital Marketing Specialist, Melinda brings her skills as a writer and her extensive background in public relations and marketing to bear as she works with clients to ensure they receive maximum benefits from our targeted digital marketing services.

Ashley Stufano | Sales and Marketing Specialist

Ashley is an experienced professional in Content, Sales, and Marketing with a demonstrated history of working with social media marketing, content creation, SEO, and Digital Marketing. She is involved in many different aspects of marketing for Jawfish Digital, from content strategy, editing, client content, and social media. She brings innovative and creative ideas to any project, enjoys working with team members, and learning every day.

Ashley has graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a degree in English and came to the marketing world through a number of work and extracurricular experiences, and has never looked back.

In her spare time, Ashley is an amateur photographer, avid reader of historical fiction, and enjoys going on walks with her dog, Tank.

Shannon Saunders | Digital Marketing Specialist

Creating digital campaigns that click with clients is Shannon’s specialty. She plans and executes campaigns across multiple platforms. Research, strategy and custom audience development – it’s all in her wheelhouse. Google Analytics certification? Check. Google Ads certifications? Of course.

Her marketing experience is strong, spanning diverse industries ranging from higher ed and government agencies to sporting goods and a fortune 500 motorcycle manufacturer.

In her free time, you’ll find Shannon enjoying coffee, traveling and hanging out with her family. Her superpowers include navigating the minefield of parenting teenage daughters and naming all 50 states in alphabetical order in under 30 seconds.

Kim Sugnares | Social Media Manager

Kim has been working in the market for more than 10 years, helping customers to expand their market reach. Experienced in customer support and social media.

She is responsible for LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest, Snapchat and so on. She monitors, moderates and responds to audience comments; manages social media partnerships with other brands; and creates and/or posts shareable videos and images. She keeps being creative and staying on top of emerging trends and technologies for our customers. She helps our customers by coming up with engaging, sharply written content on the fly, and using the next big tool or channel in social media to do it.

Jon Strouse | Web Designer

Jon has a variety of experience in marketing, graphic design, and web development. He is passionate about creating and optimizing digital content, graphics, and applications, and he puts a high priority on clean and compelling user experiences.

He is responsible for web design and development, and monitors client requests for site maintenance, optimization, and content updates. He is a gifted problem solver with the ability to see his work from the perspective of his clients and end-users.

Letitia Evans | Web Designer/Marketing Analyst

Letitia is joining our team as a Web Designer/Marketing Analyst. Letitia comes to the team with 10 years of technical writing, marketing, web/content management and business analysis experience within the Federal Government, Medicaid, Healthcare, Financial and Information Technology Industries. Her experience has been accumulated at companies and clients that include: Gimme Credit Publications, Conduent, Latitude/NIH, ActioNet/CMS, Hewlett Packard, and IBM. She holds a B.A. Communications with an English minor from NC State University and an MBA from Pfeiffer University, Misenheimer, NC.

Her hobbies include writing, reading, shopping and international travelling.