Our Place in Walla Walla
Our Place in Walla Walla is a periodic column published by the Career and Community Engagement Center. It was created as a tool to help Whitman students learn more about the Walla Walla Valley, many of whom are living in Walla Walla for the first time. Each piece, also published in the Whitman Today newsletter, examines a different element of the area, from annual events to landmarks to community leaders.
Jason Pribilsky ’93: Infinite Cultural Complexities of Community Engagement
Interview with Whitman College Professor of Anthropology Jason Pribilsky ’93.
May 12, 2025
Kate Morrison ’95: Strings Attached—How Music, Nonprofits and Small-Town Generosity Shape Walla Walla
Interview with musician and Executive Director of Trilogy Recovery Community Kate Morrison ’95
April 28, 2025
Anna Okada ’17: Forging a Musical Life Post-Whitman
Interview with musician, teacher and performer Anna Okada ’17.
April 14, 2025
Feather Sams Huesties ’00: Blending of Cultures
Interview with Feather Sams Huesties ’00, Regional Development Officer at Business Oregon
March 31, 2025
Jennifer Lopez ’13: La Comunidad Es Todo (Community Is Everything)
Interview with Jennifer Lopez ’13, Alumni Relations and Donor Engagement, Walla Walla Community College Foundation
March 03, 2025
Preston Frederickson ’02: Whitman and Walla Walla
Interview with Preston Frederickson ’02, Deputy City Manager, City of Walla Walla.
February 10, 2025
Jennifer Northam ’91: Arts Outside the Whitman Bubble
Interview with Jennifer Northam ’91, Director of Alumni Relations, and an active member of several nonprofit boards of directors.
January 27, 2025
Nathan Brannon: #EatHealthySaveMoney
Interview with Nathan Brannon, manager of the Farm to School Garden Education initiative of the Sustainable Living Center, and stand-up comedian.
December 16, 2024
Abby Muro: “Coming Home”
Interview with Abby Muro, Executive Director of the Walla Walla Immigrant Rights Coalition.
December 02, 2024