Matthew D. Parker is the CEO and Founder of Front Porch Strategies, an international voter contact and constituent communications firm based out of Columbus, Ohio. Front Porch Strategies, formerly known as Matthew D. Parker & Associates, was formed in late 2006. Prior to forming the organization, Parker worked as a senior account executive at BrabenderCox, an award winning political, media, and marketing firm. Prior to his work at BrabenderCox, Parker served as a top congressional aide, campaign manager, and a White House intern in the Office of Political Affairs, where he served under the leadership of former RNC Chairman and then White House Political Director Ken Mehlman. In 2004, Parker was elected Chairman of the Belmont County, Ohio Republican Party. At 22 years of age, he was the youngest GOP county chairman in Ohio. Matthew Parker is a native of West Virginia and holds a degree in Economics with a minor in Political Science from Marietta College. He also holds a master’s degree in Theological Studies from Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary.