FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Chamber Hires Kettner, Promotes Miller
Walla Walla, WA— The Walla Walla Valley Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce Greg Kettner as the organization’s new Director of Member Services. Kettner will be responsible for overall membership recruitment and retention by building and managing Chamber programs designed to create value for the non-profit’s members.

Greg’s first day will be April 1, 2019.
Greg Kettner returned to Walla Walla after graduating from Walla Walla University when he married Becky (Schwartz) Kettner who he graduated from WWU in 1997.

After an accomplished twenty-two-year sales career, he decided to follow his passion to help inspire people with humor and make a difference in the world. The itch was scratched during an impromptu stand-up comedy at an annual SAP Sales Kickoff in Las Vegas in front of 3,500 co-workers, replacing Greg Proops, who had missed the mark and got pulled off stage.

Greg’s corporate clients include Coca Cola, SAP, Trane, Ford of Canada, Fraser Health, Sun Life Financial, Miss World Canada, Vancouver Canucks, and the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games and many more. Greg has also been featured Sirius XM, CBC Radio, CTV Vancouver and the W Network.

Greg has a Bachelor of Science Business Administration degree from Walla Walla University and loves to volunteer and help others in need. He has helped raise over $55,000 for various charities that include Movember.ca, Prostate Canada, Rotary International, Jest For Joy, Leukaemia & Lymphoma Society of BC and Kayak for a Cure.

After graduating from Walla Walla University, Greg started his sales career and has sold over $22 million in products and services with pro sports in the National Hockey League and for Major League Soccer along with leading software and tech companies Business Objects, SAP and BuildDirect. His stand-up comedy colleagues include Robin Williams, Norm MacDonald and Gilbert Godfried.

Greg loves golfing, cooking, and making people happy, especially his wife Becky and their daughter Rachel.
Marissa Miller , an eight-year employee of the Chamber, has been promoted from Marketing & Communications Manager to Event Coordinator. During her time at the Chamber, she has held positions as an Administrative Assistant, Special Projects Coordinator and most recently Marketing & Communications Manager. As the Event Coordinator, Marissa will be responsible for the planning and execution of the Chamber’s various annual and quarterly events.

Chamber events are not new to Marissa, who worked closely with the previous Event Coordinators. She will build on her past experience while collaborating with Chamber staff and committee members to organize successful events that meet quality expectations.

A graduate of Walla Walla Community College, Marissa majored in Business, was active in Phi Beta Lambda and has an Associate in Applied Sciences Degree in Business Administration. She previously attended Blue Mountain Community College where she earned a certificate as Dental Assistant. 

Born and raised in Eastern Oregon, Marissa relocated to Walla Walla to go back to school and fell in love with the beauty of the Walla Walla Valley. In her free time, she enjoys cooking, completing DIY projects around her home, fishing, hiking, traveling and spending time with her husband Wyatt and their two dogs.
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