Renée Murphy first came to House of Mercy in 2021, volunteering alongside her husband and daughter in the food pantry. Attracted by the mission of House of Mercy and by the camaraderie among employees and volunteers, she was thrilled to join the staff in 2022, initially as a Thrift Store Associate, Office Administrator and currently as Human Resource and Administration Manager. Prior to time raising her daughter, Renée had a career as a Graphic Designer for over twelve years, working with freelance clients in New York and as a member of the marketing team for a mid-sized accounting firm in Rockville, Maryland. When not at work, Renée enjoys Broadway musicals; loves visiting museums and cathedrals around the world with her family, and scatters random scraps of thread and yarn into every corner of her home while creating original sewing and crochet patterns.