Sarafina Murphy-Gibson

Sarafina Murphy-Gibson currently serves as Model Coordinator at Ringling College of Art and Design since February 2022 and has contributed as a freelance writer for Sarasota Magazine since August 2019, focusing on copywriting, research, and content ideation. Previous experience includes freelancing as a copywriter for Southern Atelier, coordinating youth events while working as a bookseller at Barnes & Noble, and co-creating and hosting local history tours with "Hauntings, History and High Jinks." Sarafina has held model coordination roles at the Academy of Art University and The Art Institutes, alongside independent modeling for various courses. Educationally, Sarafina holds a Master's degree in Communications from the University of Florida and a Bachelor's degree in Women and Gender Studies from San Francisco State University.