(MURFREESBORO)  The Murfreesboro City Council has selected Jennifer Brown, who has served as assistant finance director, as the new City Recorder/Treasurer. She replaces Melissa Wright who is retiring on July 13, 2021, after nearly 30 years with the City.

Back on February 25th, the city council approved that Murfreesboro's Human Resources Department conduct a national search utilizing Bakertilly to provide five candidates for review, including Brown.  

Retiring City Recorder/Treasurer/Finance Director Melissa Wright said, “I am very pleased the Council chose Jennifer as my replacement. She was my recommendation for the position. She is very talented, and has a great work history, making her a well-rounded candidate and I know she will be an asset to the City.” 

Brown has served as assistant finance director since March 2019. During that time, she has helped spearhead audit preparations, accounting software upgrades, and implemented more efficient processes. A Certified Public Accountant, Brown previously worked for the State of Tennessee from October 2016 to March 2019 as a Department Controller in the Department of Education. Brown has also served as a Accounting Manager with The Spaceship Company, LLC/Virgin Galactic, LLC, Audit Manager for Burkey, Cox, Evans, and Bradford Accountancy Corporation and Senior Audit Associate for KPMG. Brown earned a master’s degree in accounting from the University of Alabama in 2005.

On June 3, 2021 the city council approved Brown as the new finance director pending finalization of an employee contract with terms to be approved by Council in June. That was done and Jennifer Brown takes over the position when Melissa Wright's retirement begins. 

WGNS will be doing a tribute to Melissa Wright showing her accomplishments over the past 30-years. Stay tuned!