Meet Our Team
Driven by a love of art and design, fueled by caffeine.Neil King
Director of Marketing + Co-Owner
After spending the first five years of his professional career in academia, Neil stepped into a marketing role at Eyedart, supporting local businesses and nonprofit organizations, and has never looked back. Neil’s leadership role involves shaping and focusing Eyedart’s future vision, overseeing day-to-day operations, and working directly with new, existing, and prospective clients to help spread their message and tell vivid stories that foster increased brand recognition, loyalty, and followership.
A life-long writer and reader, Neil’s superpowers include finding humor in most situations, facing change with a positive outlook, and smoothing out any wrinkles that emerge during the course of a project. Neil earned his Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies with a focus in Journalism with a minor in creative writing from Indiana University South Bend and a certificate from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University in Digital Marketing Strategies. When not writing stories or spending time with his family, Neil enjoys riding country roads and visiting small-town diners on his motorcycle.
Few things please Neil more than an Eyedart well-done project or a well-told story. He also enjoys gaming—with a preference for open-world role-playing games like Elder Scrolls and Fallout—and DIY construction and home improvement projects.
Favorite food: A Bowly’s Crystal Bar Cheeseburger
Favorite writer: Poetry - Langston Hughes, Prose - Brandon Sanderson
My motorcycle is a: Ophelia is a 2015 Indian Chief Vintage
Cake, pie or strudel: Strudel
The best album I’ve ever heard is: Grace by Jeff Buckley, New Adventures in Hi-Fi by REM, or Hushed and Grim by Mastodon
Best thing about Eyedart: “The people. From the Eyedart team and their work to our clients and their passion for their companies and communities, I have never been prouder to work with and for such an inspiring group of human beings.”
James Korn
Art Director + Co-Owner
James, the skilled eye behind our camera, is an Eydart owner and an acclaimed art director and graphic designer. With several decades of experience under his belt and a closet full of Addy Gold and Best of Show awards, James—who’s earned mentions in Communication Arts—applies a relentless curiosity and deep technological understanding to keep his ideas dynamic and fresh.
Stunning portraits, concert imagery, commercial photography, and attention-grabbing ad images are often the first things people associate with James—whose passion for photography has no time clock. For James, his trusted camera is standard gear for everyday walkabouts, excursions, concerts, and hiking and camping trips.
James enjoys designing book covers for his wife, novelist Tracy Korn, and together the couple enjoys hiking, kayaking, and spending time with their two children. James is a graduate of Indiana University South Bend’s Fine Arts program, where he earned a Bachelor’s degree in graphic design.
Favorite food: 2” thick-cut, seared NY strip (med. rare, w/ butter, garlic and rosemary)
Favorite photographers: Erik Almas, Joey Lawrence (no, not that Joey Lawrence)
Cake, pie or strudel: Cheesecake
Best thing about Eyedart: “Working with people who have their hearts in the right place.”
Demarée Noneman
Client Marketing Manager
From crafting marketing strategies to maintaining sound, responsive communications, Demarée—a graduate of Ball State University—is always working to build strong relationships, manage projects, and develop winning ways to help our clients share the right messages and achieve new goals.
Demarée utilizes an innate enthusiasm, an outgoing spirit, and her strong background in nonprofit administration, marketing strategy, and event production to help bring flourishing campaigns to life.
A natural storyteller with deep roots in Elkhart County, Demarée brings her uniquely creative, community-focused energy into the fold as our Client Marketing Manager. Born and raised locally, Demarée lives in Goshen with her husband and two daughters and was drawn to Eyedart's capacity for, and commitment to, community-minded event planning, creative strategy, and multi-channel brand development.
When not leading Eyedart clients to their marketing goals, Demarée is a passionate volunteer, a lover of theatre, and a self-described "professional cheerleader" for numerous community organizations. You'll find her supporting Elkhart Civic Theatre, mentoring as a Girl Scout mom, cheering on the Northridge High School Marching Band, singing camp songs at Camp Tannadoonah, and applauding young dancers at The Conservatory of Dance. In rare moments of downtime, Demarée enjoys playing board games with her husband, Brett, and spending time on the water at Birch Lake.
Favorite Muppet: Fozzie Bear
Cake, pie, or strudel: “Yes to all three!”
Favorite film: His Girl Friday
Best part of working at Eyedart: "Doing good while surrounded by good people."
Niomi Lara
Director of First Fridays + Events
Niomi works closely with businesses and community leaders, and with our event planning partners and internal teams, to help coordinate, communicate, manage logistics, and make sure that our events and promotions are successful and meaningful.
Achieving great outcomes is always our goal at Eyedart Creative Studio, and the key to doing this with consistency is having real-world specialists and team members, like Niomi, on our ever-growing and multi-talented roster.
The operator of her own small business, Niomi’s acumen comes from real-time experience running pop-up events and promotions for her own successful food startup, Laritas Dulces+Chamoy. Niomi came in one day to consult with Eyedart about possibly collaborating on pop-up events for her brand, and we were so impressed by her knowledge and accomplishments that she left that day with an offer to join our team.
A mother of two daughters, and a Special Education Paraprofessional at Parkside Elementary School, Niomi has a lifelong passion for working with Autistic children and adults on the spectrum and is a serious multi-tasker with substantial entrepreneurial chops.
“I’ve been going to Downtown Goshen’s First Fridays for so long, and it’s just so cool to now play a part in making that event happen, and to be working with good people and having a hand in the events we coordinate here at Eyedart. The work we do brings the community of Goshen together, and I’m glad to be a part of it.”
Favorite music genre: Country
Favorite musician: Morgan Wallen
Cake, pie or strudel: “Pastries and Croissants!”
Best part of working at Eyedart: “The people and getting to be a part of working on First Fridays.”
Ben Stutzman
Founder + Web Developer
Never has the world seen a more detail-oriented and data-driven artist. When Ben founded Eyedart in 2004 out of his art studio in San Francisco, he had in mind to create an organization that combined web and graphic design with fine art.
Ben spent his formative years living in Ecuador, St. Louis, and San Francisco and traveled extensively through Europe before settling in the Midwest. His immersion in the rich traditions of sacred art and urban design secured his fascination with the intersections of art, architecture, and design. Though Eyedart has expanded, Ben continues to pursue the goal of blending art and design. He believes that even practical tools – like a company’s website, can be cause for inspiration.
Finding enjoyment and harmony with diametrically opposed ideas is not only a characteristic of Ben’s approach to work but beyond that, as well. Ben enjoys all things quiet, Shhhhhhhhhh, except for open-wheel race cars and Metallica. Ben also does not like pets but owns and generously cares for three cats.
Ben graduated from Goshen College with a degree in Fine Art and Design.
Jacob Sandock
Content Writer + Editor
Our Content Writer + Editor comes to us from nearby South Bend, Indiana where he worked for several years as a journalist for the South Bend Tribune and for Irish Sports Report. During his time at the Tribune, Jacob served as a sports writer and editor and also freelanced as a stringer for the Associated Press.
In homage to his sportswriting background – which often entailed nail-biting, post-game, midnight deadlines – he keeps a small, memento-sized bottle of Pepto-Bismol in his desk drawer at Eyedart. (And a large, 3-gallon bottle of it in the trunk of his car. Just in case.)
A graduate of Indiana University South Bend – where he earned a B.A. in Mass Communications (Journalism concentration) and a Secondary Major in English – Jacob has significant experience in the agency space and in journalism and Public Relations. Having been on all sides of the fence, he brings a unique sensibility to his role as a storyteller here at Eyedart Creative Studio.
Jacob is a 2008 Pushcart Prize nominee (poetry) and is involved in the Northwest Indiana music scene as the writer and lead singer for the Goshen-based band, Sanchez Agency. Having started the band, his first, at the age of 43, Jacob is a firm believer that “It’s never too late!” Jacob has three daughters and lives in South Bend. He enjoys fishing, cooking, basketball, writing, reading and playing shows with his band.
Favorite song: Brand New Sun by Jason Lytle
Favorite food: Eggplant parm
Cake, pie or strudel: Strudel (raspberry lemon)
Best part of working at Eyedart: “Doing good work and getting to spend more time here in Goshen – it’s such a lovely place.”
Kyle Taft
Content Specialist + Videographer
Kyle Taft is a Goshen native and resident who has spent much time and effort getting to the bottom of video production. A graduate of Ball State University, where he earned a B.A. in Telecommunications and a Minor in Screenwriting, Kyle is an award-winning videographer who, as a Video Content Specialist here at Eyedart Creative Studio, follows his passion every day.
Crafting and telling great stories and producing pieces, real-life or motion graphics, that ‘market for good’ and work to move the needle for the clients and communities we represent – this is what Kyle is up to here at Eyedart. And he goes about his work, whether here at HQ or out in the field, with the unflappable focus and determination of a seasoned (if not salty) pro.
Kyle is the real, modern-day deal and, yes, he speaks the digital language. He’ll talk all day long about reels and trends and platforms and 2D and 3D and tiks and toks and clicks and bots. But don’t let his youth fool you – he’s a well-schooled enthusiast in all-things-film and even something of an aficionado; he can tell you the story of Alfred Hitchcock’s ‘blue dinner’ and he can back-and-forth at some length regarding the various camera tricks employed in the classic 1933 film, The Invisible Man.
A member of the Music and Memory program at Ball State, a non-profit organization that utilizes the power of music to help people with a wide range of cognitive and physical conditions, Kyle is an all-around good dude who enjoys spending his free time – when not doing great work for Eyedart or working on his next screenplay – kayaking and playing video games and being with friends and family.
Favorite song: Silent Running by Gorillaz
Favorite Director: James Gunn
Cake, pie or strudel: pie (unspecified)
Favorite film: tie, Spiderman: Into The Spider-Verse and Jurassic Park
Best part of working at Eyedart: “Editing a video and working on it until I know it tells a great story.”
Lizzy Griffith
Graphic Designer
Hailing from Knox, Indiana, Lizzy joined Eyedart in December 2025, and—thanks to her layout, printing, and illustration experience and acumen—she has made a significant and positive impact among our talented and growing art and design team.
Initially, Lizzy’s keen interest in nature and science led her to Purdue University Northwest, where she received a Bachelor of Science in Biology. Ultimately, her longtime love of creating and designing art—combined with valuable experience she accumulated interning and then working within Knox High School’s graphic design department and in-house print shop—led her to pursue a degree in Graphic Design at Indiana University South Bend.
The capacity for storytelling is what draws Lizzy to imagery. “Imagery is a universal language,” she says, “and images can convey so many things without words: messages, emotions, history, and identity. That’s powerful in a way, and important, because there are very few things that can, literally, speak to anyone.”
Graphic illustration and page layouts are Lizzy’s favorite design tasks, and she relishes any opportunity to incorporate her love of design with her background in biology. Continuing to learn about marketing and getting to know The Maple City a bit better are among the action items on her list, and we are happy to have Lizzy on our team!
Favorite movie/show/musician: The Hunger Games series, Merlin (it's so cheesy and the effects are terrible, I love it), and Noah Kahan.
Where is your dream getaway spot? I would really love to go to England and Wales to see some of the landscape, castles, and historic sites like Stonehenge and Sutton Hoo (I know too much about Sutton Hoo, I'm obsessed).
If you could have any food from anywhere right now, what would it be?
The chicken shawarma from Meditrina Market in Valparaiso.
Ivonne Oritz
Marketing & Design Intern
Our Marketing & Design intern, Ivonne Ortiz, bolsters our social media, branding, and design efforts with her passion for creative storytelling, digital media, and design. A senior at Goshen College, where she’s pursuing her major in Marketing and a minor in Graphic Design, Ivonne enjoys the challenge of creating compelling digital messaging and working on campaigns in an agency environment.
A graduate of Bethany Christian High School in Goshen, and someone to whom Goshen is home, Ivonne is involved in the community on a variety of levels. At Goshen College, she is a member of the renowned Voices of the Earth choir and the Student Senate, and she serves as a Goshen College student representative on the board of directors for the Mennonite Central Committee-Great Lakes region.
Ivonne became interested in marketing at an early age and had a small business on Instagram in high school that sparked her love for combining creativity with strategy and connecting with people. She plans to graduate in Spring of 2026, and—in the meantime—we are glad to have this bright young lady on our team!
About Eyedart Creative Studio
Every person, business, and community has a stirring story to tell.
Our job is to make your story unforgettable.
Knowing how to design and deliver a clear message to the right people at the perfect time is one of the most challenging tasks individuals and organizations face. To successfully engage people with your story and move them to act, Eyedart develops and implements creative strategies focused on relationship management, research, action-oriented planning, and expertly skilled design.
Our innovative plans increase consumer spending, improve your business structure, and attract key stakeholders in a competitive market.
Creatively and collaboratively, we transform your ideas into profitable ventures.