About Us

Count on Your Ascent Team

Bring your ideas, new builds and retrofits to us.

We'll take it from there.

Brian Spaulding

President and CEO

Brian has four decades of experience in plumbing and wet mechanical piping for commercial, industrial and residential applications. He is a certified gas installer and general contractor, and a licensed journeyman plumber in Idaho and Washington.

Brian is a veteran of the US Marine Corps.

Mark Nelson

General Manager

Mark has been in the plumbing and gas mechanical piping business since 1991. He holds Washington and Idaho plumbing licenses as well as Gas Mechanical 1 and Medical Gas licenses. His experience includes eight years of estimation services and project management on projects up to $3 million mechanical.

Mark joined Ascent Mechanical and Plumbing in 2017 and serves as General Manager for all construction and remodel projects.

Scott Turk

Project Manager

A Post Falls native, Scott began his career as a excavator, traveling nationally for large projects. After 18 years in the field, he transitioned his skills to commercial and industrial plumbing applications.

Scott joined Ascent in 2019 and recently moved into project management, where he enjoys working with clients and other contractors to design and build plumbing and wet mechanical systems.

Melissa Spaulding

Office Manager

Melissa brings decades of experience in office and staff management to the Ascent Team. She is responsible for all in-house financial management and staff oversight.

Meilssa brings decades of experience in office and staff management to the Ascent Team. She is responsible for all in-house financial management and staff oversight.

RayAnn Higgins

Customer Service Representative

RayAnn joined the team in 2020 as our front line customer service provider. Her previous tenures include work in the medical industry where she enjoyed providing a hands-on approach to complex and practical issues.