Jake Stephenson is a Muncie area native, a graduate of Wes-Del High School, and a student at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. He received his bachelor’s degree in Accounting with a minor in Financial Planning in December of 2021 and will be returning to Ball State for his master’s degree in Accounting or Finance in the fall of 2022. Jake joined Whitinger & Company as an Accounting Intern in January of 2022.
While completing his college courses, he also balanced a busy extra-curricular schedule and has gained practical work experience along the way. Over four years at the Ball State Bookstore on campus, Jake worked his way up to a supervisor position. In the summer of 2021, he also completed a full-time Management Intern Program with Menards in Anderson where he gained valuable insight into frontline employee and departmental management.