Kelley Warren has joined the staff of the Shelby County Reporter.

She will be working as a marketing consultant.

&uot;I am excited to join the Reporter’s highly respected team of professionals. I hope to exceed the level of quality expected by the paper as well as the community,&uot; Warren said.

Reporter publisher Tim Prince said Warren will serve businesses in the Calera and Montevallo areas while also coordinating the newspapers community outreach efforts.

&uot;Kelley brings a great deal of energy and marketing experience to our company; is extremely customer-focused which fits well with our business philosophy,&uot; Prince said.

&uot;We are proud to have the opportunity to work with her and fully expect business owners in Calera and Montevallo will feel likewise.&uot;

Raised in Carrollton, Ga., Warren moves to Shelby County with her husband, Donald, who will attend Cumberland School of Law at Samford University.

She attended the State University of West Georgia in Carrollton, Ga., studying mass communications and history.

She served as director of communications for one of Georgia’s statewide labor commissioner campaigns.

The Warrens move to Shelby County with their chocolate labrador retriever, Chief