We’d like to welcome Jason Young as the newest member of the Whitaker-Myers Team!

Jason is the son of Scott Young, Whitaker-Myers Insurance Group co-principal and practice manager/President of our Ashland operation.  Jason grew up in Wooster and graduated from Wooster High School in 2004.  After high school, Jason attended Ohio University where he received his BS degree with emphasis in Marketing, Management and Advertising.  While on campus, he was also involved in numerous campus organizations including the Ohio University Advertising Association, Phi Gamma Nu Professional Business Fraternity and the Ohio University Triathlon Team.  Jason also worked with and helped lead a team of students to the National Student Advertising Competition where they finished as the National Champions in 2008.  While in Athens Jason was also selected to participate in four internship programs ranging from New Business Development, Advertising, Marketing and Management.

After graduation Jason landed his ideal, first job in New York City at MediaVest Worldwide, a global media company headquartered in Manhattan.  While at MediaVest, Jason worked on the Bristol Meyer Squibb Biopharmaceutical account and later was honored with the responsibility for the Proctor and Gamble account, where his primary responsibilities were to create integrated and strategic digital marketing campaigns for Proctor and Gamble’s Healthcare brands.  He also planned and purchased online and mobile media for his clients while maintaining relationships with various digital entities.  After realizing his New York goal and gaining valuable experience, Jason recently decided to move back to Wooster and join Scott Allen, John McCord and his father in the insurance business at Whitaker-Myers.  Jason is thrilled to be back in Wooster and looks forward to earning new clients, meeting and working with valuable agency accounts, and becoming involved in the greater Wooster community.

We are proud to have Jason join the Whitaker-Myers family and become a part of the local community.  We anticipate that he will soon become be an invaluable asset to our professional team.  Welcome aboard, Jason!

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