Kerry Murphy works for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as the Deputy manager for Facility Operations at the National Conservation Training Center. Previous to her post at NCTC, she spent over ten years as an Emergency Management Planner within the Office of Emergency Management for the Department of the Interior. Her experience also includes disaster response deployments for hurricanes, flooding, and wildfires. Kerry started her career with five years as a Force Support officer in the U.S. Air Force and three years as a geotechnical engineer for Geo-Technology Associates.
A lifelong learner, Kerry has a B.S. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Clarkson University (Potsdam, NY); a graduate certificate in Natural Resource Policy and Administration from the University of Florida (Gainesville, FL); and several graduate courses in civil engineering from North Carolina State University (Raleigh, NC).
In her spare time, Kerry loves to spend time outdoors as a part-time ski instructor in addition to hiking, kayaking, and biking with her husband, 3 kids, and their dog.