Meet Our 1st on the List SEO Staff!

Search engine optimization, PPC advertising, and SEO website design all rely on teamwork and we attribute our success to our amazing 1st on the List staff. To better serve our clients, we actively support each other, sharing and helping to improve each other’s SEO knowledge and skillsets.

Your website deserves the best creative, analytical, and knowledgeable team possible. To that end, we are committed to only implementing SEO best practices to help your business flourish online and achieve the greatest ROI possible. Along with Marie in sales and Stacey in accounting, our core 1st on the list staff include the following:

Chris Genge

President & Founder

Since the beginning, 1997

As the founder and CEO of 1st on the List Promotion, Chris Genge leads our growing SEO Company. Chris is responsible for Business Development and all major SEO Consulting projects. Don’t be fooled – Chris’ background is actually in Engineering. His creative intellect, technical expertise, and upfront practical approach drives his passion for helping clients, helping them define their website goals and moving them forward to achieve great results. Chris was one of the very first SEO strategists to be certified by Bruce Clay Inc., a digital marketing agency for SEO training. When he’s not racing to get his clients to the top of their game and ahead of their competition, Chris is on the racetrack cart racing.

Angela Tucker

Site & Server Auditor & Technical SEO Specialist

Since 1998, the start of building a great team!

Angela Tucker is the technical brain behind optimizing and implementing clean backend source code to help websites perform well in the search engines. Often, her work isn’t visible to the untrained eye but is definitely noticeable in terms of rankings, traffic increases, and improved site performance. Eager to learn and stay up to date on the newest SEO trends, Angela is always going the extra mile for all her clients…and her co-workers! Angela worked in our head office for 3 ½ years but now telecommutes since she and her family opted for the low-key island lifestyle and made the move across the waters to Vancouver Island. Flipping houses with her husband is also one of her passions.

Tony Hutchcroft

Lead Project Strategist & Content Optimizer

Since 2000, (when Google was still a baby!)

Tony Hutchcroft loves coffee, music, and writing. With nearly 2 decades of content optimization experience, he’s well versed in everything SEO. Tony has worked with clients from virtually every industry making him the proverbial “Jack of all Trades.” From developing in-depth content strategies and consulting with clients to creative and technical writing (plus user experience and website design coaching), Tony is one of our client’s most valuable resources. Tony’s love for the creative extends to writing his own music, performing with his band, and producing multi-media charitable fundraisers.

Robin Namur

Website Designer & Developer

Since 2010, our 1st on the List WordPress Expert

Robin Namur has been designing websites since she was 12 years old when she thought to herself that web design “couldn’t be that difficult.” Initially self-taught, Robin has a natural knack for designing in WordPress and helping clients create SEO friendly and mobile friendly websites that are also attractive. She loves websites that have great design and clean codes. Since joining our staff in 2010, Robin has not only designed websites but also specializes in mobile friendly website design and website security plans. She also conducts client training to help them manage and update their own websites. When Robin isn’t in the office she is at the stables enjoying horses with her daughter.

Carissa Krause

Marketing & Social Media Specialist

Since 2010, (currently on Maternity Leave – congratulations Carissa & Cam!)

Carissa Krause joined the 1st on the List staff after graduating with her Bachelor of Business Administration (specializing in Marketing) from the University of the Fraser Valley. Willing to take on anything, Carissa helps to fill in all the missing pieces. She stays busy managing her own clients, looking for new marketing opportunities, keeping the company blog updated, helping brands get social, plus keeping clients updated on their campaign progress. In love with Houzz and Pinterest, Carissa recently finished her first major home renovation (and lived to tell about it).

Mike Billyack

PPC Account Manager

Since 2011, our 1st on the List PPC Expert

Mike Billyack is based out of Toronto Ontario, where he masterfully manages all of our client’s PPC pay per click campaigns. Knowing how to maximize ROI while minimizing budget spend, Mike is responsible for bridging the gap between SEO and PPC. Mike was recently invited and attended the Google Engage All Star Summit at the Googleplex in Mountainview, CA; a summit hosted by Google as a way of recognizing and rewarding the Top 100 PPC agencies in North America.

Neeraj Varma

Local SEO and Marketing Strategist

Since 2017, our 1st on the List Local SEO Expert

Based out of Calgary Alberta, Neeraj Varma is experienced in running local SEO campaigns that focus on specific service areas. Neeraj looks out for your best interest when it comes to optimizing your website and business location for local search (people that conduct “service + city” searches). He is also an endless supply of advice for branding, public relations, review management, and user experience. When it comes to promoting your local business online to those in your own community you’ll want Neeraj in your corner.

Jonathan Kelly

Natural Link Acquisition

Since 2016, our 1st on the List Link Acquisition Specialist

Based in beautiful Vancouver BC, Jonathan Kelly joined our 1st on the List staff in early 2016. He first started learning SEO back in 2004 when working for a small web design firm in Montreal. Spending countless hours lurking around the industry’s top SEO forums and blogs, he put the theories to practice and soon was spearheading the SEO efforts of the company. In 2009 he relocated to Vancouver where he continued work as a freelance SEO strategist. Over the years, Jonathan has honed his expertise in the area of link building, where he prides himself in “white-hat” natural link acquisition methods, focusing on merit-based links that stand the test of time. When he’s not helping clients grow their backlink profile, he’s building fantasy hockey teams or enjoying BC’s microbrewery scene.

Donald Kim

AdWords PPC, SEO, Digital Marketing Specialist

Since 2017, our 1st on the List Digital Marketing Expert

One of Our Newest Recruits, Bringing Years of Experience

Based in Vancouver BC, Donald Kim is passionate about all things digital, including SEO, AdWords, Content, Social Media, and Inbound Marketing. Donald is accredited with an MBA, Project Management, Google AdWords & Analytics, Bing, Hootsuite Social Media, and HubSpot Inbound & Email Marketing. He’s also an active member of the BC Chapter of the American Marketing Association (BCAMA), Project Management Institute (PMI), and Greater Vancouver Board of Trade, and a great asset to our 1st on the list staff.

Bogdan Nazaruk

Technical SEO and Analytics Specialist

Since 2017, our 1st on the Analytics Expert

One of Our Newest Recruits, Bringing Years of Experience

Bogdan Nazaruk has a rich background as a web developer (with a Bachelor Degree in Computer Software Engineering). This, combined with his deep understanding of Search Marketing, brings two excellent skillsets together that are very hard to find in the SEO/PPC world. Bogdan is very methodical and technical in any analysis he performs. He is also driven to help his clients grow their businesses by making data-driven decisions using the best reliable data.

Tania Gelineau

Customer Service Coordinator

Since 2017

Tania’s eagerness to learn new things on a continuous basis has provided her with a wide variety of skills from customer service to running a business. From this she has gone from not even knowing SEO was a thing to managing Local SEO accounts and assisting with creating SEO strategies. She is the point of contact for our 1st on the List staff and clients as she manages clients from their 1^st initial inquiry and throughout their campaign, compiling technical reports regarding their SEO successes. While she is not at work improving her mind she is busy being a ‘taxi driver’ to her 3 teens and has found a new love with improving herself every day at the gym.

Michael Mitov

Website & SEO Specialist

Since 2018

Michael Mitov joined our 1st on the List staff in 2018. He has 18 years experiences in the Web Development and Search Engine Optimization field. Michael specializes in everything WordPress related from WordPress Development to WordPress maintenance, security, optimization & promotion, as well local search, lead pages/funnels, website audit, Google analytics, and conversion rate optimization. When he is not building sites he can be found biking or hiking.

Stacey

Accounting

Since 2016

A resident of Abbotsford, BC, Stacey Corriveau joined our team in 2016. Stacey is a Certified Bookkeeper with a specialization in Small Business Counselling and robust experience in full cycle accounting. She also holds Professional Certificates in Sustainable Community Development and Community Economic Development, and has a Master’s Degree in English. When she is not performing bank reconciliations with gusto, she is eating her way across Metro Vancouver, and reading books!

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Since 1997, our 1st on the List staff have remained dedicated to staying up-to-date with the most current search engine optimization techniques and we only follow industry standard SEO best practices.

For information about any of our staff or about our SEO Company, or to request custom SEO, PPC advertising, or SEO website design services, please send us an email or call us toll free at 1-888-262-6687.

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