Who Are The McMurray's

Bill McMurray

In travel since 1977, Bill has a degree in US History from Franciscan University of Steubenville. He also did graduate work at New York University. He has managed a variety of agencies, including an Egyptian Tour Consolidator, Triple As, small agencies and been section leader in Mega-Agencies.  His specialty is custom groups, and he especially likes doing student groups and international groups.  He has pretty much done it all.  He and Jeanne did a number of radio shows, including a 5-year stint as a regular on  WOSU-AM's Open Line show with Tom Weibell.  Bill is a member of the Rotary Club of Westerville Sunrise and is active in Westerville Area Chamber of Commerce where he was a long-time board member.   Bill is a Coast Guard veteran, where he was a Public Affairs and media liaison. A native of Eastern Ohio, Bill was raised near Toronto, Ohio.  He and Jeanne have lived in Columbus since 1977.

Jeanne is a travel pro with nearly 34 years experience.  Her experience pre-dates the use of computers and she has held management positions in Group, Air France Vacations, Triple As, and Christian Tour Companies. She is an expert at cruises and solving those niggling problems which occur when you travel. She prides herself on client preparation, so when her clients leave on a trip they know everything they need to know to have a smashing time.  A graduate of the Catherine Gibbs School, Jeanne has been a board member on the Westerville Visitors and Convention Bureau, and was a girl scout leader.  In fact, Jeanne was a board member of the Mid-Island Girl Scout Council for several years in Long Island.  Jeanne was born in Queens, New York, and raised in the Levittown Section of Long Island.  In her youth, she and her sister were in a popular folk group, Los Amigos, which played in Long Island and New York City.

Lexi has grown up in a travel agency.  She is experienced as a group leader include 4 trips as a group leader on Senior Citizen Tours and 10 trips as a group leader/chaperone on Rotary Student Tours.  She has expertise in working with students and is a trained teacher. A graduate of Ohio University, she is working on a graduate degree from Ashland University.  She lives in the Clintonville Section of Columbus and is active in many groups.  She's also teaches at Oakstone Academy in Columbus. Lexi is married to for MTS employee Dave Powers.