About Us
Meet the Yakindo Owners
Turns out, the road to web design sometimes starts with an actual road sign. Shelden’s journey began designing traffic signs for a family-owned business, where she learned the fundamentals of clear, impactful design, a principle she now applies to every website she creates.
Today, Shelden blends creativity with design savvy to build websites that are as inviting as they are functional. She enjoys working closely with clients to understand their goals, then crafting sites that are visually engaging, easy to navigate, and tailored to their unique needs. At Yakindo Web Design, she oversees everything from project planning and site architecture to content coordination, making sure every website not only works beautifully but feels cohesive and intentional from start to finish.
Shelden holds a BFA in Graphic Design from Pacific Lutheran University and brings that same clarity and creativity to every project at Yakindo Web Design.
Outside of work, Shelden is a proud mom of two girls, serves on the board of the Yakima Amateur Hockey Association, and enjoys designing quilt tops.
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Some kids dream of becoming professional athletes, Collin dreamed of talking to computers. Today, he gets paid to do exactly that.
Collin is the other half of Yakindo Web Design. Originally from near Tacoma, he followed his wife to Yakima when her family’s business brought them here, and he’s never looked back.
A lifelong programmer, Collin’s path to a BS in Computer Science from the University of Washington was practically inevitable. There, he deepened his love for problem-solving, immersed himself in complex algorithms, and confirmed his belief that debugging is 90% patience, 10% luck. For Collin, solving problems is pure satisfaction, math is fun, and programming is just one giant puzzle waiting to be cracked.
Outside of building websites, Collin is a proud dad of two, a novice hockey player, a board game enthusiast, and a steadfast RuneScape player, much to his wife’s playful protests.
Meet Our Founder
Danielle Surkatty founded Yakindo Web Design, building on experience that began in 1997 with the award-winning website Living in Indonesia, A Site for Expatriates. After returning to Yakima in 2002, she developed websites for businesses, non-profits, and government entities, laying the foundation for the work Yakindo continues today.
Yakindo Associate Network
Yakindo Web Designs employs US-based designers, programmers, and internet professionals for the development of clients' websites, graphic design work, and specialized programs and applications.
Giving Back
At Yakindo we know that a strong community depends on its non-profit organizations for many vital services and to improve quality of life for all residents. Yakindo is pleased to provide website design and website maintenance and social media services at a discounted rate to a number of community organizations in Yakima and beyond, including:
Camp Prime Time
CrossLink Ministries
Faith Action Network
McAllister Museum of Aviation
Nuestra Casa
Sunrise Outreach Center