JUDI MURPHY
St. Petersburg,FL
Summary
Professional with expertise in the creative and intellectual growth of individuals, both in and through museums and educational institutions. Developed and maintained programs to evolve staff, and monitor their progress. Dedicated to creating an environment of creativity and growth for visitors, staff, and the community.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Visitor Experience Associate
Imagine Museum
01.2021 - Current
- Established Volunteer program
- Created and implemented weekly special events
- Responsible for creating customer delight by developing and delivering innovative tours with both humorous and educational aspects, for broad scope of ages and interests
- Created tours for school children to amuse and educate them (within glass museum) with published lesson plans conforming to Florida CPALMS standards and taught peers how to execute those plans
- Worked well in a team setting, providing support and guidance. Trained all new museum associates in museum procedures, current collection, glass production techniques, history of glass, and best tour practices
- Mentored peers in known pedagogic processes, including overcoming behavioral issues
- Designed outreach program for senior citizens designed to specifically deal with age related issues tow
Docent/Educator
Cracker Country living Museum
01.2021 - 01.2022
- Educator for school tours with weekly flow of over 500 children in period historical setting, to share with modern children daily lives of their late 19th century peers
- Researched and presented materials on food history of Tampa Bay area to peer educators.
Free Lance Artist and Marketeer
Imaginationworkz
01.2020 - Current
- Added to knowledge base of artistic processes and taught others in these processes
- Developed ecommerce website for art products (www.imaginationworkz.net)
- Applied Social Media marketing techniques to website and products.
Event Coordinator
Pirate Water Taxi
01.2018 - 03.2020
- Responsible for customer relations and satisfaction in dealing with public to ensure optimal sales and positive experience for all visitors
- Point of Sales (POS)
- Event planning
Lead Visitor Experience Representative
The Tampa Museum of Art
01.2018 - 11.2018
- Managed a team whose duties included: customer care, education, and entertainment from entrance to exit
- Point of sales (POS) duties for admissions and membership, performing credit card and cash processing as well as nightly tally and reconciliations
- Responsible for educating team members in responsibilities and art history of exhibits
Substitute Teacher
Hillsborough County Public Schools
01.2016 - 01.2020
- Creating a rich environment for learning by providing teaching expertise in middle schools of Hillsborough County
- Eligible for teaching certification in Art and Social Studies in the state of Florida.
Executive Director
The Southeastern Quilt and Textile Museum
01.2014 - 01.2015
- Managed and increased the growth of the operation of the museum including budgets, exhibits, publicity, education, the staff of volunteers and docents, gift shop sales, collections, membership, advertising, grant writing and fund raising
- Created new database systems to manage membership, communication, education, and the gift shop.
Exhibit Planner and Developer
Waring Archaeological Laboratory
01.2014 - 01.2015
- Exhibit designer for a traveling exhibit sponsored by the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT), describing the Mississippian era Indian community located in Long Swamp, Georgia.
System Designer
Souls Grown Deep Foundation
01.2011 - 01.2012
- For Collections Management: developed a web-based database collection management system to achieve and retrieve information on artwork and artists in the collection
- System would locate art work on and off site through a tracking system using QR codes.
Education
Master of Arts - Public History- Museum Studies
University of West Georgia
Carrollton, GA05.2016
Bachelor of Arts - Art History/Studio Art
Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw, GA05.2013
Bachelor of Science - Education, History and Sociology/ English
Auburn University
Auburn, AL1967
Skills
- Articulate and entertaining museum educator
- Classroom experience at all levels
- Creation and implementation of Volunteer Programs
- Designed and executed special events programs
- Devised new museum management data systems for membership and volunteer staff for data collection, data control, and data tracking
- Developed community and school outreach programs
- Experience in grant procurement and fund-raising activities for museums
- Experienced in museum education, exhibition design and implementation, membership, as well as staff and volunteer team building and management
- Well-grounded public speaker
- Skilled in social media marketing
- Highly literate in Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access as well as Adobe Creative Suite including Photoshop and Illustrator
Timeline
Visitor Experience Associate
Imagine Museum
01.2021 - Current
Docent/Educator
Cracker Country living Museum
01.2021 - 01.2022
Free Lance Artist and Marketeer
Imaginationworkz
01.2020 - Current
Event Coordinator
Pirate Water Taxi
01.2018 - 03.2020
Lead Visitor Experience Representative
The Tampa Museum of Art
01.2018 - 11.2018
Substitute Teacher
Hillsborough County Public Schools
01.2016 - 01.2020
Executive Director
The Southeastern Quilt and Textile Museum
01.2014 - 01.2015
Exhibit Planner and Developer
Waring Archaeological Laboratory
01.2014 - 01.2015
System Designer
Souls Grown Deep Foundation
01.2011 - 01.2012
Master of Arts - Public History- Museum Studies
University of West Georgia
Bachelor of Arts - Art History/Studio Art
Kennesaw State University
Bachelor of Science - Education, History and Sociology/ English
Auburn University
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