Mark Warner

Whitaker McKenzie

Account Executive

Whitaker McKenzie graduated from Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI), earning a degree in Political Science with a minor in History, in 2023. He is located in Zionsville, Indiana.

In 2020, he was the Volunteer and Intern Director for Kelly Mitchell’s Fifth Congressional District Republican Primary, wherein his team made over 100,000 calls during the peak of the COVID-19 Outbreak. Since joining Ascent, Whitaker has made his foray into our phones operations. Finally, his interests outside of politics include genealogy and football.

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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