Leading the Way
Razia’s Ray of Hope flourishes under the guidance of an active board of directors:
Ann S. Murphy
Ann S. Murphy is a vice president in the communications practice at O’Neill and Associates. She brings to her role more than 25 years of experience in media relations ranging from print and broadcasting to government, political, and corporate public relations. Women’s Business Boston has featured Ms. Murphy in their annual “Top 10 PR Specialists” list twice in the last three years.
Prior to joining O’Neill and Associates, Ms. Murphy was the director of media relations at Cablevision in Boston, Massachusetts. In this capacity, she served as the company’s chief spokesperson, coordinated media events with cable partners such as C-SPAN and Home and Garden TV, and supported marketing efforts to launch new products such as digital television, cable modems, and other high-tech options.
Ms. Murphy also served as director of communications for the Massachusetts Department of Revenue where she was instrumental in developing the public information/education campaign on the agency’s innovative tax filing technology. Her contributions led to numerous awards including the Computerworld/Smithsonian Award for Telefile, tax filing by telephone.
She also served as press secretary for former US Senate candidate Mitt Romney and was deputy press secretary for Governor William Weld and Lt. Governor Paul Cellucci.
Ms. Murphy’s experience extends to the working media as she was an assignment editor at WBZ-TV, an assistant news director at WBZ radio, and a news reporter at radio stations in Brockton, Fitchburg, and on Cape Cod. She started her journalism career as a newspaper reporter for the Cape Cod Independent in Buzzards Bay.
Ms. Murphy is a board member and past president of the Massachusetts Women’s Political Caucus. She serves on the advisory board of GRLZ Radio, a radio station originated and operated by teenage girls in Boston to give them a voice in their community, and on the board of the Under the Tree Foundation, a nonprofit that provides disadvantaged 12- to 17-year-olds with gifts during the holiday season.
Ms. Murphy holds a bachelor’s degree in journalistic studies and English from the University of Massachusetts in Amherst. Ms. Murphy is a resident of Waltham, Massachusetts.
