​2021 Executive Officers

Greg Brown, President
Jack Bains, Vice-President
​Tara Murphree, Co-Secretary
Bill Hendrickson, Treasurer

Other Board Members

Pat Clanton
Deanna Johnson
Zac Marsh
​Treieva Oakley
Joey Prusha
​Susan W. Sweatman
​Deb Talley
Lisa S. Wester

Tara Murphree

Director of Member Services
tara@oneontabusinessassociation.com

TARA MURPHREE

Tara Murphree has spent recent years at the helm of the Blount County-Oneonta Agri-Business Center as its secretary.  With the sale of the Center to the County, Tara will transition to work for the Oneonta Business Association as its volunteer Director of Member Services.  She is no stranger to the OBA.  Tara first became involved when she volunteered her artistic services to paint the "Angels in Oneonta" mural on the Malone property on Railroad Boulevard.  She was elected to the OBA's board in 2018 and has proven herself to be the most reliable, devoted, passionate, and valued volunteer.  In fact, Tara received the OBA's Volunteer of the Year in 2019.   In December 2019, she dutifully served as the Site Manager for the annual Christmas tree display, troubleshooting issues with rain, power, and fallen trees for weeks.  Tara also served as assistant to Bill Hendrickson, chairman of the OBA's "Paint the Town" multi-phased project and created a reproduction of the historical Little Joe's Restaurant sign in the OBA Art Walk. Tara is married to her best friend, Clay Murphree; they have a son named River Jude, who is a student at Oneonta Elementary School.