Erin Murphy has served as Director, Special Projects, at the Long Beach Community College District (LBCCD) since 2019, where she leads key initiatives in the Office of Innovation. Her work supports students, faculty, staff, and the community by helping advance new ideas, improve programs, and strengthen the overall student experience at LBCC.

Since joining LBCCD in 2011, Erin has contributed to a wide range of efforts that promote student success, deepen community partnerships, and expand economic and workforce opportunities. She helped launch LBCC’s safe parking program, afterschool program, ASU Local, public art advisory group, and “Strong Beach” transportation program. She has coordinated major programs such as the Framework for Reconciliation, Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses, and Innovation Fund SoCal. Erin is a graduate of LBCC’s inaugural LEAD Academy (2015), completed the Leadership Alliance Academy (2017–18), and served as President of the LBCC Management Association.

Prior to joining LBCCD, Erin supported community and economic development at the Downtown Long Beach Associates (now the Downtown Long Beach Alliance), helping to enhance services, events, and advocacy efforts that benefit thousands of residents, businesses, property owners, and visitors in the downtown area.

A Southern California native, Erin earned an Associate of Arts degree from the Rancho Santiago Community College District and both Bachelor and Master of Arts degrees in English from California State University, Fullerton. During her graduate studies, she taught college composition classes and tutored in the Writing Center. She later pursued doctoral studies as a Teaching Associate in the English and Textual Studies program at Syracuse University before returning to California.