Landon Huffman is a Client Strategy Manager at Convergence Media. As a member of the Digital team, Landon manages the digital strategy and execution of top-performing, fundraising-centric clients. Landon graduated from Appalachian State University with a degree in Communication Studies and currently lives in Arlington, VA.
Highlights:
2022 Client Lead – Katie Britt for Alabama, Congressional Leadership Fund and Hellfire PAC.
2020 Digital Lead – National Republican Congressional Committee, Jake Ellzey and Zach Nunn.
Architected the digital strategy for the NRCC and multiple House clients.
Led the charge on new prospecting methods within mobile and sms.
Wyly Walker is a Client Strategy Manager at Convergence. As a member of the Digital team, Wyly brings a combination of campaign and digital experience to the table. He graduated from Patrick Henry College with a degree in American Politics and Policy and currently lives in Loudoun County, Virginia.
Highlights:
Wyly developed a passion for politics at 11 years old and has been volunteering and working for campaigns ever since. Notable campaigns include: Ted Cruz for President (2016), Bryce Reeves for Lt. Governor (2017), Nick Freitas for U.S. Senate (2018).
Wyly enjoys hiking, campaign, and all things outdoors.
Kathleen Ashmore is a Prospecting Analyst at Convergence. As a member of the Digital team, Kathleen helps run internal email/peer-to-peer list offerings, coordinates with external prospecting vendors, and monitors email and peer-to-peer deliverability. Kathleen emphasizes the importance of data driven decision making in order to increase fundraising efforts for all digital clients. Kathleen graduated from Wofford College with a degree in both Humanities and Spanish and lives in DC.
Highlights:
Ecommerce intern at SCOUT bags where she analyzed the retail website daily and worked with the e-comm platform Magento
Marketing intern at the Hughes Agency in Greenville, SC where she learned all things behind PR, marketing, tracking data, and graphic design
Interned with US Congressman Trey Gowdy in the Greenville, SC office where her communication skills as well as verbal and written skills were strengthened
Michelle Barrientos is a Client Strategy Analyst at Convergence. As a member of the Digital team, Michelle assists with developing and executing strategic marketing campaigns. Michelle graduated from Palm Beach Atlantic University with a degree in Public Relations and Political Science and currently lives in Arlington, VA
Michael Bonilla is a Client Strategy Analyst at Convergence. As a member of the Digital team, Michael works to drive engagement for clients by employing various marketing and design strategies. Michael graduated from Boston College with a degree in Political Science and Film and currently lives in Alexandria, VA.
Highlights:
Interned in Convergence’s Production department
Interned in Rep. Joe Wilson’s (SC-02) congressional office, leading constituent tours of the U.S Capitol
Assisted in production of multiple documentaries focused on WWII Germany and Hitler’s Mein Kampf to be distributed in Europe through the Boston College Film Department
Tyler Q. Houlton is the Vice President of Public Affairs at Convergence and has worked at the intersection of public policy, media relations and politics throughout his career in a wide variety of senior level positions in the Executive Branch, on Capitol Hill and on political campaigns.
Houlton is a skilled communicator with nearly two decades of public affairs and issue advocacy experience navigating the most difficult media environments, driving strategic communications goals, leading crisis management, and shaping and defending public policy on the international stage as well as the local, state and national levels.
After managing the Office of Public Affairs at DHS, Houlton served as DHS Deputy Chief of Staff, where he oversaw and managed the daily operations of the Office of the Secretary. Houlton also oversaw the External Affairs of the Department, including the Office of Public Affairs, the Office of Legislative Affairs, and the Office of Public Engagement. For his service to our nation, Houlton was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal, the Department of Homeland Security’s highest honor.
Houlton previously served at the U.S. Department of State where he advised the Department on critical foreign policy issues and helped shape our nation’s response to global challenges in both foreign and domestic media markets. Prior to his service in the Trump Administration, Houlton was a Chief of Staff in the U.S. House of Representatives and a spokesman and policy advisor for the National Republican Congressional Committee. He has a Master’s Degree from Georgetown University and a B.A. from the University of Colorado at Boulder.
Highlights:
Served in multiple senior level roles at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, including Deputy Chief of Staff, Assistant Secretary for International Affairs, Acting Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs, and Press Secretary
Senior Advisor at the Bureau of Global Public Affairs, U.S. State Department
Chief of Staff, U.S. House of Representatives
Spokesman and Policy Advisor, National Republican Congressional Committee
Maverick PAC’s Future 40
Author of Presidential Politics and the Ayatollah: The Impact of the 1979 Iranian Hostage Crisis on the U.S. Presidential Election of 1980.
Austin Fiala is a Director of Client Strategy at Convergence Media. Specializing in housefile fundraising, new donor acquisition, and voter engagement, Austin provides a data-driven approach to help our clients meet their fundraising and political needs. He graduated from the University of Mississippi with degrees in both Public Policy Leadership and French. He currently lives in Washington, D.C.
Highlights:
Managed strategy for all channels of the RNC’s Digital Fundraising program in 2021
Managed and executed nationwide peer-to-peer prospecting SMS for Donald J. Trump for President in 2020
Former Student Body Attorney General and member of Kappa Sigma Fraternity at the University of Mississippi
Mark Jennings is a Client Strategy Analyst at Convergence Media. As a member of the Digital team, Mark assists in developing fundraising programs for various clients. He graduated from the University of Arizona and currently lives in Alexandria, Virginia.
Highlights:
Served as 3rd Vice Chair of the Arizona LD9 Republican Party
Assisted with grassroots operations for Yvette Herrell’s successful 2020 campaign and served as her Staff Assistant in Congress
Assisted with grassroots operations in Northern Virginia for Glenn Youngkin’s successful campaign for governor in 2021
Liam O’Toole is the CORE Director at Convergence. As a member of the Digital team, Liam supervises the full life cycle of all digital data from managing proper tracking and storage to building compelling visualizations and in-depth analyses. Liam designs and runs the Marketing Intelligence platform for the digital team, providing insights to make data-driven decisions. Before joining Convergence, Liam worked on the digital team at the RNC during the presidential election cycle.
Liam is a graduate of the University of Dallas and currently resides in Alexandria, VA.
Highlights:
Served as Senior Data Analyst on the RNC digital team during the 2020 Presidential campaign, overseeing reporting and analytics on the more than $1 billion raised during the cycle
Designed and implemented the RNC Marketing Intelligence platform driving analytics and marketing decisions
Sarah Mautino is an Advertising Manager at Convergence. As a member of the Digital team, Sarah assists with developing and executing strategic marketing campaigns.
Sarah graduated from the University of Richmond with a degree in PPEL concentrating in Political Science and currently lives in Richmond, Virginia.
Highlights:
Spent her senior year interning and assisting on local, gubernatorial, and senatorial races in Virginia
Interned at Data Trust working on their clients leads and development team
Interned at the Republican Party of Virginia assisting with the Trump Victory Campaign
