Anita Murphy

Anita Murphy joined Capital Region BOCES in 2017. In her role, Murphy focuses on state-level responsibilities, such as assisting the education commissioner with implementing statewide initiatives, overseeing the administration of state grants, and working with the regional information center on data warehousing, testing, and regional planning.

Murphy came to BOCES from the Altmar-Parish-Williamstown Central School District where she served as superintendent for three years.

Prior to that, Murphy served as deputy superintendent in both the Rochester City and Syracuse City Schools and the director of instruction in the Albany City Schools. She has also worked for the New York State Education Department as the associate commissioner.

Murphy started her career in the Binghamton City School District where she was a teacher, teacher on special assignment,s and finally the director of instructional data.

Murphy serves on many expert panels and has received numerous professional awards and recognition for her contributions to the field of education. Among these, Murphy was recently awarded the National School Public Relations Association’s (NSPRA) 2022 Bob Grossman Leadership in School Communications Award for outstanding leadership.