Meet the team

Amanda is the founder of FocusWorks Marketing, using the power of digital marketing to grow brands and businesses. For the past 14 years, she has shaped brand development, created award-winning content, driven social media strategy, and built communities for everything from small businesses to global brands.

Selected one of the 40 Under 40 Marketing Professionals in New Jersey in 2019, she is an innovator in the marketing space.

A self-confessed numbers nerd, she combines research and creativity to drive campaigns to their maximum potential.

Beyond FocusWorks, Amanda holds leadership positions on regional legal committees and associations:

• President of the New Jersey Legal Industry Providers
• Incoming Chair for the LMA Northeast Conference

Amanda has also spoken across the country at bar association events and industry conferences, including ABA TechShow and the LMA National Conference.

As an elder millennial, she loves the word “craft” and that’s exactly what she does at FocusWorks: helps clients craft their best voice through highly tailored content and goal-focused marketing strategies.

And when she’s off the clock, she’s practicing reading with her kiddo, baking along with the Great British Baking Show, or working on training her dogs to stop counter surfing.

Megan is an avid reader and writer who grew up in New Hampshire and worked for many years as a communications advisor in diplomatic and non-profit offices in Washington, New York, and Bangkok. In addition to her top-notch proofing and copyediting skills, she’s also a certified Spanish-English translator.

She and her family, which include two adorable sons, are located in North Carolina.

Shaunna is rarely at a loss for words, because she once tried to read the Merriam-Webster dictionary… for fun.

She’s inspired by the sense of connection that content creates—for businesses, communities, and the world. And if you think she is passionate about the Oxford comma? Wait until you see how she feels about our clients’ success!

When Shaunna’s not writing for FocusWorks, she’s getting her boots muddy in the Blue Ridge, trying new cuisine with her husband, or snuggling up with a good book and her five year old son. She also loves to dance, travel, and shop at flea markets for quirky fashion and home goods.

Mila is a lover of social media, the web, and magazines.

She always seeks to bring creativity and style, understanding that each client’s brand is unique and design is the window to convey a message to the audience.

When she is not designing, she loves visiting museums, doing yoga, connecting with nature, and meditating. She also enjoys being a foodie, food blogging, and cooking with her little daughter and her dog Schnauzer.

Irfan loves web designing and development.

Irfan’s passion for web design and development started as an intern while attending school. He believes a positive user experience can help translate a better message to the audience. In addition, he likes to spend his spare time reading tech news and learning new technologies.

When he is not working, he likes to spend time with his family & friends. He also enjoys watching movies. He loves to learn more about other cultures and their cuisines, so food trips are always on his list of things to do!

Dana fell in love with comedy after landing the Pumbaa solo for her fifth-grade choir concert, and she’s been living to make people laugh ever since. She works with FocusWorks to write memorable, engaging content that informs the target audience–and hopefully makes them chuckle a few times!

When she’s not writing, she’s looking for the best food in Los Angeles with her husband, literally running around town with Koreatown Run Club, or snuggling up with her cat Clark on the couch with a good book.

Alix loves attention to detail and the nitty-gritty of good writing rules. This drives her teenagers nuts, but her authors love it. And it is vital to the care and focus she brings to the art and science of her proofreading. Examining a sentence and finding and correcting errors is like a treasure hunt for her brain, and it’s incredibly satisfying knowing her corrections help each piece shine.

When she isn’t flexing her brain, Alix is probably flexing her muscles. After an All-American career in two sports in college, she finds CrossFit keeps her competitive spirit alive. She’s a huge WNBA fan (Go Storm!) and lives aboard a houseboat in the Pacific Northwest with her family and their cat, Musubi.

Armed with a love for language and knack for detail, Cynthia brings her editorial magic to the FocusWorks team. Before working in marketing, she spent nearly 15 years in the public sector, specializing in legislative drafting. She served as the Revisor of Ordinances for the City and County of Honolulu, where she ensured the accuracy and clarity of municipal laws and regulations.

At FocusWorks Marketing, she dedicates her time to reviewing copy and proofreading so that everything produced is top-notch. She loves perfecting the details and making content shine.

Outside of work, Cynthia enjoys creative writing, whipping up a new dip recipe, and playing the piano.

Katie is a journalist turned social worker turned marketer. Her jam is telling brand stories. She loves strategizing on testimonial campaigns, executing, and delivering awesome audio, video, and written content. A proud graduate of The University of Texas at Austin, Katie’s experience includes work in the public and private sectors as well as internal and external communications.

Katie is a mom to three boys, aka the circus children, and lives in New Orleans with her husband and pup, Kit. When she’s not writing up a storm, Katie is still going hardcore on her COVID hobby of watercolor painting. She always has an airpod in her ear and consumes crazy amounts of audio content, burning through audiobooks and podcasts like wildfire.

By day, Alison is a community-building entrepreneur with a long career in advertising, marketing, and copywriting, but by night she pursues her passion for writing jokes (and making the occasional poorly-produced TikTok video).

Alison resides in Cary, North Carolina with her husband, two sons and fox red lab, Honey Biscuit Jolene Rogers. She loves long solo road trips, and currently has no time for hobbies other than laundry.