ALI MURPHY

What is your favorite word?

Betwixt!

What is your present state of mind?

An overwhelming sense of creative potential

What musician would you most like to see perform in your living room?

Mumford and Sons

What was your childhood nickname?

Was and still is Ali – My first name is Katie and my middle name is Alene.  My mom wanted me to have a nickname after Ali McGraw, because she was her favorite actress.

It’s 9pm on a Saturday in Portland.  Where might we find you?

Prost! or The Clubhouse. Possibly a concert at the Crystal Ballroom.

What I do...

I am starting my first year with Levé as a member of the events committee. In my professional work, I am a preschool teacher at the Mentor Graphics Child Development Center. It is our mission to make a difference in the lives of children by being a leader in the implementation and modeling of a high quality, innovative and creative early childhood program. We offer outstanding environments that feature inventive, emergent, project-based curriculum. I am also passionate about supporting Olivia’s Wish – The Olivia Medici Memorial Foundation, which raises funds to help children and families in need at both Duke University Medical Center and OHSU/Doernbecher Children’s Hospital. I also volunteer my time to the Junior League of Portland as the chair of the Bring Me a Book committee, which provides workshops to underprivileged families, focused on the importance of reading aloud to children and empowering parents to be their child’s first teacher.

In 2006 I graduated from Oregon State University with a BS in Early Childhood Development and Education and a minor in Spanish.  After graduation I attended George Fox University and received my Master of Arts in Teaching.