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Christopher K. Murphy
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Appointed as Chief of Staff
 
August 30, 2011

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CHRISTOPHER K. MURPHY
3216 McKinley Street, NW, Washington, DC 20015
m 202.210.5329 = cmurphy@atlanticmediacompany.com 

WORK EXPERIENCE

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING & URBAN DEVELOPMENT, Washington, DC Deputy Chief of Staff 2010-2011

  • Supported Secretary Donovan and the Chief of Staff in managing the agency
  • Coordinated for the Office of the Secretary, Public Affairs, Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs, Public Engagement, and Scheduling and Advance functions
  • Helped lead the agency’s Transformation Initiative and internal communication initiatives
  • Served as Secretary’s liaison to the White Office of Cabinet Affairs and the HUD Inspector General

ATLANTIC MEDIA COMPANY, Washington, DC

General Counsel & Executive Director of Human Resources 2008-2010

  • Reported directly to and advised Chairman David Bradley on legal, human resources, and other strategic matters
  • Facilitated and served on six-member Executive Committee that manages corporate operations
  • Managed company’s diverse legal work including corporate, employment, media, IP, and government ethics law
  • Oversaw Human Resources, Corporate Research, and Facilities Departments

CITY YEAR WASHINGTON, DC, Executive Director Washington, DC

  • Founded DC-based, education-focused, AmeriCorps national service program 2000-2008
  • Managed ninety person staff and "corps" and multimillion dollar annual budget
  • Led fund development efforts that secured organization’s long-term sustainability while doubling size and impact
  • Oversaw recruitment, training, service delivery, evaluation, media, marketing, and government/community relations
  • Won award for best City Year site in the nation two years in a row (2006, 2007)

HOGAN & HARTSON LLP (now HOGAN LOVELLS LLP), Associate Washington, DC

  • Represented corporate and government clients in anti-trust, education, and general civil litigation 1998-2000
  • Represented pro bono clients in administrative, criminal, landlord/tenant, and civil rights litigation as well as on policy and legislative projects

CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL SERVICE, Washington, DC

Program Officer and Special Assistant to the Director of AmeriCorps 1992-1996

  • Drafted regulations implementing National and Community Service Trust Act of 1993 that created AmeriCorps
  • Oversaw the administration of over $15 million in federal grants and served as liaison to ten state governors’ offices

OFFICE OF SENATOR EDWARD M. KENNEDY, Legislative Aide Washington, DC

  • Staffed then-Chairman Kennedy on national service and other education issues 1990-1992
  • Drafted amendments incorporated into the 1992 Higher Education and Defense Reauthorization Acts

CITY YEAR, Corps Member Boston, MA

n Founding Corps Member in a national service program that inspired AmeriCorps Summer 1988

EDUCATION

GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY LAW CENTER, J.D. with Honors Washington, DC

  • GEORGETOWN LAW JOURNAL, Editor 1998
  • Georgetown Criminal Justice Clinic, Counsel to indigent criminal defendants

HARVARD UNIVERSITY, B.A. with Honors in American History Cambridge, MA

  • Harvard College Scholarship for academic achievement of high distinction 1990
  • Honors thesis written on the origins of the War on Poverty

MEMBERSHIPS, CIVIC ACTIVITIES, AWARDS, AND HONORS

  • Member, District of Columbia and Massachusetts Bars

  • Member, Leadership Greater Washington (Class of 2010)
  • Chevy Chase Citizens Association Neighborhood Watch Program, Block Captain (2004-present) n Member, Center for Non-Profit Advancement EXCEL Award Selection Committee (2009-2010)
  • Vice Chair, National Association of Service and Conservation Corps Board of Directors (2003-2008) n Member, Mayor’s Task Force on HIV and AIDS in the District of Columbia (2006-2007)
  • 2005 Comcast Leadership Award for commitment to community service and leadership as a social entrepreneur n Profiled as "Hometown Hero" on March 2004 WUSA*Channel 9 news broadcast
  • Member, Independent Sector’s John Gardner Leadership Award Selection Committee (2002-2004) n 2003 American Marshall Memorial Fellow, German Marshall Fund
  • 2001 "Next Networker," Washington Business Journal

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