Tim Berkness has been integrally involved in Republican politics since 1988. He manages fundraising direct mail programs, production, database development and data acquisition for clients of The Voyageur Company.

The Voyageur Company combines leading edge technology and proven results with the best customer service in the industry to ensure all projects are in mailboxes on time and on budget.

Based in Minnesota, Tim has provided comprehensive direct marketing programs for political, non-profit and corporate clients for more than 20 years.

Tim’s programs maximize revenue from the existing donor database while also implementing a cost effective and successful prospecting effort to acquire new donors. He has developed proprietary methods of ensuring mailing lists are of the highest quality in the industry.

Tim grew up in southwestern Minnesota and graduated from the University of Minnesota. He worked in Washington, D.C. for U.S. Senator Rudy Boschwitz, was the Field Director for the Republican Party of Minnesota and subsequently managed several winning legislative and congressional campaigns. In 1993, he co-founded a successful telecommunications company and formed his mail firm Pinnacle Direct in 1996.