Tara L. Khoury was sworn in as a Trustee of the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County at the August 9, 1999 meeting of the Library Board. She was appointed to the Board by the Hamilton County Commissioners to fulfill an unexpired term through September 30, 2004. Ms. Khoury served as President of the Board in 2004 and Vice President in 2003. She is Chairman of the Library Services & Administration Committee and also serves on the Community & Public Relations, and Finance and Audit Committees.
Ms. Khoury is a Marketing Strategy and Branding consultant. Most recently, she was Sr. Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer for Kao Brands Company, responsible for global brand management, creative services, market research, media, public relations, and US sales. She had previously been with Sara Lee where she held positions as both Vice President of Marketing and Senior Vice President of Jimmy Dean Foods, and then as Senior Vice President for Hillshire Farm. Prior to joining Sara Lee she was the Vice President of The Benchmark Group, a broad-based marketing communications firm and worked with John Pepper as a Special Advisor to the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center. This followed a 21-year career with Procter and Gamble that culminated in serving as General Manager, Worldwide Strategic Planning, for the $2.5 billion global Beauty Care business.
Ms. Khoury has a Bachelor of Arts with Honors degree in Economics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She currently serves as President of the Advisory Board for the University of Wisconsin Graduate Business School Center for Brand and Product Management. Ms. Khoury previously served on the board of the Cincinnati Art Academy. She is a resident of Blue Ash.
