Tri-State

Area of focus: adults, but happy to connect with any age

Family Support Area of focus: school-age children, teens

Areas of focus: new diagnosis, young children, therapy

Area of focus: new diagnosis, children, WSA camp

Area of focus: adults

Areas of focus: adults, Special Olympics, employment

Melissa Murphy is a career federal government attorney, handling a range of complex appellate cases, regulatory matters, and policy issues. Melissa is active within the disability community, particularly around issues concerning family engagement and inclusion practices. A graduate of Temple University Institute on Disabilities’ Partners in Policymaking program, she helped revise the Early Learning Program Partnership Standards in Pennsylvania, served as Parent Co-Chair of the Montgomery County Interagency Coordinating Council, worked on the planning team for the annual statewide Family Engagement Summit in Pennsylvania, and has been nominated to the Pennsylvania Developmental Disabilities Committee. Melissa has served on the Board of Trustees for the WSA in other terms and is a past Board President. She lives outside of Philadelphia with her husband Ben, a pediatrician, and their young children: Rose (WS), Charlie, Hope, and Gabriel.

Area of focus: new diagnosis, children, social events