Intro

My name is Ana Paula Murphy, I was born and raised in Brazil, graduated from Northeastern University- Boston and have been working for IBM for 13 years. My last assignment was managing 30 IT Technical Engineers in support of 12000 servers spread across many countries.  I took a leave of absence from IBM to be able to focus on my studies and also to be able to spend more time with my family. I went from working countless hours with very well trained professionals to doing volunteer work at my kids schools. I now work with people with no training but filled of great intentions. I learned that stay home moms are really never at home: they are working in community food banks, working the school kitchen and adding value to our community in ways that most people do not realize. I feel blessed to have this opportunity to take part in the Marist Integrated Marketing Communications program while spending more time with my family and while doing volunteer work.