Who We Are
SEO and Website Design Agency: About the PD Media Company Santa Rosa Ca
The Press Democrat, located in the North Bay, provides thoughtful, innovative solutions to help your brand or business meet its objectives.
In an effort to continually help its advertisers and clients increase their web presence, The Press Democrat created PD Media Lab, an SEO and website design agency in Santa Rosa, CA. Designed to help businesses gain and strengthen their foothold in the online market, the PD Media Lab offers a complete range of services to help consumers find and stay on your website.
The PD Media Lab’s mission is to help you grow your business through the creation and enhancement of innovative desktop and mobile web sites, customized content and digital marketing solutions.
SEO and Website Design Agency
Need your website re-designed? Content added? Traffic increased? Don’t have a website? Haven’t figured out how to capture mobile users? Have a Facebook or Twitter account or a blog that just isn’t helping your business? No problem, let our SEO and website design agency team help your web development process no matter where you are in the process.
Our SEO and Website Design Agency Team:
Greg Retsinas – Digital Director
Greg’s experience includes reporting and editing with papers from The New York Times to others across the country. He has directed The Press Democrat Media Co.’s websites since 2008 and has led the development of digital initiatives including Towns, WatchSonomaCounty, PDPreps, and other sites. He also serves as the Online Editor in the Press Democrat newsroom.
Jennifer Williams – Director of Strategic Development
Jennifer manages the Press Democrat Digital Advertising Division and specializes in Web Strategy and conversion. With over 10 years of experience helping businesses across the country build and market a web presence targeted to the right audience and focused on the ideal user experience, Jennifer is passionate about formulating a solution that delivers results.
Tomas Chadsey – Product Manager
After graduating from Sonoma State, Tom started out as programmer and web developer for pressdemocrat.com. He has worked on numerous strategic digital initiatives for the NY Times Regional Media Group and for The Press Democrat Media Company.
Buffy Schaezlein – Advertising Marketing Manager
Deborah Ramirez – Senior Interactive Media Specialist
Deborah specializes in a variety of web services for PD Media Lab including web development, SEO, and banner advertising. She consults with small to medium sized clients to help them develop innovative and customized digital advertising solutions. Her goal is to help these clients gain an advantage in the local market.
Niklas Dahlqvist – Web Programmer/Developer
Niklas is our WordPress programmer who can build custom plugins in his sleep. He is an expert in CSS, Javascript, and HTML5. He spends vacations in his homeland, Sweden.
Marilee Groth – Client Services Coordinator
Marilee has been a Sonoma County resident for over twenty years, supporting non-profits, small businesses, and fortune 500 companies over her successful career. She thrives on communicating with our clients, juggling multiple priorities and managing projects. In her spare time, you may find her at many local high school events or on our local links.
Phil Hershkowitz – SEO/SEM Specialist
Phil is our Search Engine Optimization Strategist at the PD Media Lab. He loves to help clients improve their search rankings and conversions. His first contact with the web was through the Mosaic Web Browser in 1993 at Stanford and he hasn’t looked back. In his spare time he enjoys hiking the beautiful back country of Sonoma County.
Sean Stiny – Content Development EditorSean brings his web knowledge and writing ability to the PD Media Lab as Content Development Editor. He enjoys traveling, sports, and the outdoors.