Friday, September 25, 2009

The Chamber fills a newly created position!

Brandi Hereford will join the Wilsonville Chamber of Commerce in late September as the new “Events & Membership Services Coordinator.”

Brandi comes with a very relevant work history and knows the ropes of Chamber work, events, and membership-based non-profits. She comes to our Chamber from the Prineville Chamber of Commerce where she has served as the Executive Director there for almost two years. She was hired over 25 other applicants in Prineville because their board felt she had the skills, knowledge and enthusiasm to take their Chamber to the next level. She had previously served as the administrative assistant to the former Executive. In the last two years she has proven them right and they are sad to lose her. Her move to Wilsonville brings her closer to family and she is excited about the opportunity.

Brandi graduated from Crook County High School in 2001 and attended Linn Benton Community College in Albany, before graduating from Oregon State University with a Bachelor's Degree in General Agriculture. She also has minors in Agriculture Business Management and Animal Technology. Before moving back to Prineville after college, Brandi worked as an event coordinator for the Benton County Fairgrounds in Corvallis, Oregon and as an account executive for Ingalls & Associates, a marketing and event-planning firm out of Albany. Brandi has worked extensively with the Oregon Festivals & Events Association, Oregon Fair Association, and various other leadership programs. Her event planning specialties include conferences, banquets, trade shows, rodeos, and festivals.

Brandi brings a great deal of energy and ideas to the Wilsonville Chamber and we are excited to welcome her.

SIDE LINE

Sadly, her hiring comes in the wake of our long-time employee Debbie Hallander’s retirement. Debbie is a dedicated and hard-working person and she will be missed a great deal. On behalf of the staff and Board of Directors at the Wilsonville Chamber and Visitors Center, we want to wish Debbie a fun and RELAXING retirement. You deserve it!

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