Founder, Co-Host

Tonya Murphy is Armed Forces Insurance’s 2023 Navy Spouse of the Year and the Director of Corporate and Foundation Partnerships for Travis Manion Foundation where she utilizes her top five character strengths of humor, fairness, teamwork, kindness and creativity to support corporate partners and build community. In her 20 years of experience serving the military community through volunteer and nonprofit work, she has engaged through a variety of roles including mentor, advocate, programmatic manager, and fundraiser. Tonya has spent over two decades as a military spouse embracing the motto, “Join the Navy, see the world” as her family has moved up and down the east coast, to Guam, Naples, Italy, and their current homes in Virginia.

Building authentic connections and relationships, and speaking up to address the challenges of military life, while also celebrating the gifts that it offers, are incredibly important to Tonya. She knows firsthand the additional challenges that are faced by many diverse military families and advocates for equity across all areas of military life. She appreciates the power to connect and relate to others that comes from storytelling and shared experiences, striving to always see and hear those around her and serve as a microphone, amplifying the voices of fellow family members.

Tonya believes that learning, both formal and informal, is a lifelong endeavor. She has earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from Washington University in St. Louis, a Master of Science degree in Counseling from University of Memphis, a Post-Master’s Certificate in Counseling from The George Washington University, and is constantly pursuing opportunities to expand her knowledge through individual courses and certifications.

Tonya’s favorite thing in the world is enjoying a good belly laugh, and outside of work you can most likely find her doing just that with her husband, three sons, and their ridiculously spoiled goldendoodles and cat.