Board Staff
MARCI MURPHY
President
As President, Ms. Murphy is ultimately responsible for all areas of management, and an operating budget that can range from $7 to 12 million dollars. Ms. Murphy joined CareerSource Brevard (CSB) in 2002 as the Youth Program Coordinator and then moved into the role of Vice President of Operations in 2005. Her leadership, technical direction, performance oversight and long-range planning supports CSB’s three career centers with a demand-driven, solutions-based, business service model. She is leading CSB’s sector strategy approach in solving Brevard County’s workforce challenges by directing sector strategy initiatives in the Aerospace/Aviation, Healthcare, Construction and IT industries on local and regional levels. She has been an integral part of the organization’s success with community and industry outreach. Ms. Murphy gives her time and talents to many community and industry organizations, including the Economic Development Commission of Florida’s Space Coast Board of Directors, Endeavor Elementary Leadership Advisory Council for Community Schools and most recently has been appointed to the Stetson University Disruptive Innovation Advisory Board. She is currently a member of the Workforce Development Council of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, representing Brevard County on workforce initiatives.
Ms. Murphy holds a Bachelor of Science in Business from Eastern Illinois University and is a 2007 graduate of LEAD Brevard. She resides in Melbourne, Florida with her husband Philip and has lived in Brevard County for 36 years. She has a daughter, son-in-law, and three granddaughters that live in Tallahassee, Florida.
JAMES WATSON
Vice President of Operations
THOMAS LAFLORE
Vice President of Industry Relations
HOLLY PASCHAL
Executive Office Manager
MARINA STONE
Executive Coordinator
Communications
DENISE BIONDI
Vice President of Communications
LISA FITZ-COY
Digital Media and Content Strategist
Planning & Development
ERMA SHAVER
Information & Policy Officer
AMBERSTAR BUSH
Program and Compliance Specialist
JOY BARTLETT
Contract and Policy Specialist
SAM DETTRA
Project Coordinator
STEVE HOWARD
Project Coordinator
ROGER MAVIS
Project Coordinator
LYNN HUDSON
Director of Finance
JEAN CARVALHO
Account Technician
Information Technology
JEFF WITT
Information Technology and Facilities Director
BRIAN ARMSTRONG
Network Systems Administrator
ZACHARY RUPRECHT
Computer Systems Administrator
Industry Relations
LORI ROBINSON
Industry Relations Supervisor
MELISSA BYERS
Business Liaison
MARY KEEN
Business Liaison
DESERINE MORGAN
Business Liaison
MICHELLE JONES
Business Training Monitor and Invoicing Specialist
KIMBERLY WEATHERBY
Rapid Response Coordinator
STEPHANIE ROBINSON
Project Coordinator – FAWA