Pictured at the Kosciusko Chamber of Commerce are, from left, Michelle Goble, operations manager; Molly Kissling, intern; and Lauren Klusman, director of marketing and communications. Photo provided.

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WARSAW — Molly Kissling is working as an intern with the Kosciusko Chamber of Commerce through the Warsaw Area Career Center’s Work-Based Learning program offered by Warsaw Community Schools.

Kissling is the daughter of Melissa and Robby Kissling. She plans to attend Butler University to study marketing and finance and then enter the world of corporate marketing.

What are your job responsibilities? “I do marketing for the downtown businesses and help with the events,” said Kissling. “I also help to do other tasks in our office that need to be done.”

How has this position been helpful to you? “This position has been helpful by showing me how to apply my marketing knowledge I have learned at school in a practical setting.”

What have you learned? “I have learned more about local businesses, how different types of businesses function and more about social media marketing.”

How is this job preparing you for the future? “This job has helped me to grow my network through meeting many local people, and it has helped me to see what it is like to work at different types of businesses,” Kissling said.

What do you like about this job? “I like getting to meet new people and helping to promote the downtown businesses.”

What Career Center classes have you taken in your pathway? “Introduction to Business, Accounting Fundamentals, Advanced Accounting, Marketing Fundamentals and Strategic Marketing.”

Michelle Goble, operations manager, is Kissling’s supervisor during the internship.

What duties does this student perform? “She does not have one specific task,” according to Goble. She “helps out in every avenue from help with mailings, database management, website and social media content, data entry and assisting with events.”

How is this job preparing this student for the future? “Honestly, she probably is thinking how can all of this be done by a small nonprofit organization; hopefully it doesn’t scare her. Some lessons — interacting with business owners and public, behind the scenes on content creating social media and website, event planning, marketing and management.”

What do you think of the WACC Work-Based Learning program? “Great program.”

Why were you willing to partner with the WACC in this program? “We have for a number of years,” Goble said. It’s a “great way to introduce youth to our business community.”