Cindy Murphy, CPM

Experience

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  The Daily Item

  Jun 1994 - Feb 1998

  Staff Writer

  • Covered public education, race relations and Ku Klux Klan church burnings• Covered Shaw Air Force base and accompanied airmen on 1998 deployment to Qatar in the Middle East

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  The Roanoke Times

  Feb 1998 - Aug 2000

  Staff Writer

  • Covered the county government beat, local, state and U.S. Congressional elections• Covered the 2000 session of the Virginia General Assembly in Richmond

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  Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

  Aug 2000 - Oct 2004

  City Hall reporter

  • Covered a variety of topics, including planning and development, elections, municipal finances and community issues.• Produced in-depth articles on the resurgence of gang activity, the historic water utility merger and profiles on key city hall personalities

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  Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

  Jul 2008 - Feb 2012

  • Responsible for writing award-winning, in-depth articles on a number of topics including the Arkansas Crime Lab, cold cases, various city and state agencies and related legislative initiatives. Conducted exhaustive investigations into fraud, corruption and public spending• Specialized in human interest stories that required the ability to relate to victims, their families, the agencies involved. Excelled at untangling complex topics and humanizing issues for readers • Helped conceive and design website that offers information, entertainment and support for Arkansas mothers • Wrote “Mom On a Wire” personal blog Wrote popular “Forces of Nurture” column about the challenges, joys and misadventures of parenting

  • Special Projects Reporter

    Oct 2004 - Feb 2012

  • Website Editor

    Jul 2009 - Jan 2012

  • Family Section columnist

    Jul 2008 - Mar 2011
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  Arkansas Attorney General's Office | Dustin McDaniel

  Feb 2012 - Jan 2015

  Communications Director

  • Planned and coordinated large-scale community outreach and law enforcement events, including Arkansas Youth Summit, Freedom of Information Act Forum and Road Shows, Arkansas Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention Summit, Arkansas Law Enforcement Summit, Protecting Arkansans, Arkansans Fighting Fraudo Created the Never Forgotten – Arkansas Takes Action initiative to highlight the unique circumstances surrounding missing adult cases. The program and associated event supports families of the missing and helps train the state’s law enforcement community on how to investigate these special cases. NeverForgotten.ar.gov • Designed and created advertisements, logos and marketing materials • Produced press releases, advisories and consumer alerts and answer media inquiries • Served on legislative and executive teams• Wrote remarks and talking points for the Attorney General and prepared the Attorney General for public appearances and press conferences• Conducted extensive research, analyzed documents and data• On team that created and launched the Got Your Back, Arkansas consumer protection campaign and GotYourBackArkansas.org initiative Show less

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  Arkansas Attorney General's Office | Leslie Rutledge

  Jan 2015 - Dec 2019

  • Hired, trained and managed 15 staff, including community engagement educators, military/veteran affairs liaisons, event coordinator, government/community relations representatives and constituent services representatives• Maintained crucial relationships with key federal, state and local figures, navigating political conflict• Served on the Attorney General’s executive team • Developed and implemented the Attorney General’s core outreach initiatives related to topics such as domestic violence prevention and prescription drug abuse prevention• Created 5 major initiatives with year over year growtho Rutledge Resources Days – Provided mobile offices, presentations and outreach visits in all 75 counties each yearo Rutledge Roundtables – Developed 370 community gatherings, allowing more than 4,000 Arkansans to engage in a meaningful dialogue with Attorney General and key staffo Laura’s Card – With input from key stakeholders, created and distributed over 200,000 cards to law enforcement agencies and domestic violence service providers statewide. Developed a multi-platform program to implement the program statewide. LaurasCard.ar.gov o Prescription for Life – Developed and launched innovative, multi-pronged, first-in-the-nation program that reached over 16,800 high school students statewide, arming them with critical, life-saving information to combat the prescription drug abuse epidemic. Rx4LifeStorieso Webcasts – Launched first-ever series of webcasts to increase accessibility to training offerings on FOIA, consumer scams, internet safety, prescription drug abuse prevention and teen dating violence prevention • Worked to ensure consistency of external messaging and planned a deliberate, robust social media strategy with the Communications Department• Responsible for preparing materials, including briefings, research and talking points for the Attorney General’s public appearances • Coordinated staffing, scheduling and logistics for the Attorney General Show less

  • Community Engagement Director

    Sept 2017 - Dec 2019

  • Public Affairs Director

    Jan 2015 - Sept 2017
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  Arkansas Energy and Environment

  Dec 2019 - May 2020

  Public Outreach Division Manager
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  Arkansas Department of Corrections

  May 2020 - Jan 2023

  Director Of Communications
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  Arkansas Department of Public Safety

  Jan 2023 - now

  Director of Communications