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Murphy Chamber executive director departs; chamber continues networking and scholarship programs
Summary
Luke Trahan, chairman of the Murphy Chamber of Commerce, informed council that Executive Director Julie Richards resigned; the chamber is recruiting, continuing weekly networking events and offering eight $1,200 scholarships to graduates.
Luke Trahan, chairman of the Murphy Chamber of Commerce and co-owner of a local wealth-management firm, updated the council on chamber activities during the March 4 meeting and announced that Executive Director Julie Richards resigned; her last day was the previous Friday and the chamber hosted a farewell event Feb. 27.
Trahan said the chamber is updating the executive-director job description and has begun posting the position publicly; he encouraged council and staff to direct inquiries to the chamber’s general contact (info@murphychamber.org). He listed regular and upcoming events: weekly business-card exchanges on Thursdays at the Murphy Activity Center (201 N. Murphy Road, 8–9 a.m.), regional networking events with neighboring chambers, a grand opening ribbon cutting at Wellness Code and a one-year anniversary ribbon cutting for Medical City Saksi.
Trahan also announced the chamber’s scholarship program: eight scholarships of $1,200 for Murphy graduating seniors with applications available on the chamber website. He closed by encouraging support for the scholarship program and noting ongoing chamber activities and ribbon-cutting events.
Ending: Council received the chamber update; no council action was taken.
