Mark Warner

Matt Silhacek

Director of Client Fulfillment

Matt Silhacek, based in Minnesota, has over 10 years of experience in the political world, ranging from grassroots campaigning to client operations fulfillment on the vendor side.

Most recently, Matt worked as the Campaign Manager for Majority Whip Tom Emmer since 2019. In Matt’s previous stops, he has worked on a variety of campaigns and issue advocacy projects all over the country.

In his spare time, Matt is an avid (and hopeless) Minnesota sports fan and also loves to spend time on a lake in the summer.

OUR TEAM

Michael Biundo

PARTNER

Andrew Boucher

PARTNER

Derek Dufresne

PARTNER

Kory Wood

PARTNER

Lee-Ann Bender

VICE PRESIDENT OF OPERATIONS

Amanda Biundo

VICE PRESIDENT OF CREATIVE AND MARKETING

Wes Farno

DIRECTOR OF GENERAL CONSULTING

Kristen Fisher

DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

Matt Silhacek

DIRECTOR OF CLIENT FULFILLMENT

Mark Warner

DIRECTOR OF CLIENT SUCCESS

Todd Cheewing

DIRECTOR OF EXECUTIVE AFFAIRS

Austin Buholtz

SENIOR ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE

Whitaker McKenzie

ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE

David Haren

JUNIOR GRAPHIC DESIGNER

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