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 two granddaughters that live in Tallahassee, Florida.