About Val

Biography
Marlena joined AMF following nearly seven years with The Tribune (McClatchy), where she most recently served as Client Success and Digital Marketing Strategist. She is responsible for assessing clients’ needs and formulating the most effective and creative ways to market their brands and services. She is skilled at trafficking campaigns across a variety of digital vendors, monitoring and making optimizations to ensure a campaign’s ultimate success. Marlena has worked with organizations in almost every industry.
Brand Experience
- Cal Poly
- Central Coast Economic Forecast
- Cuesta College
- JB Dewar
- SLO County Farmers’ Market Association
- SLO Tourism Business Improvement District
- Transportation Association of Monterey County
Fun Facts
- Marlena loves to travel — so far her favorite destination has been Thailand due to its breathtakingly beautiful scenery and humble and generous people
- She has watched every season of The Bachelor since it began in 2002, and has even made her husband a fan of the show
- Raised in the country, at one point in her childhood Marlena had 16 pets (rabbits, ducks, horses, pigs, tortoises... you name it!)
- She loves spending time outdoors kayaking, going on long nature walks with her dog, gardening and wine tasting