iMapAmerica is helmed by Richard Murphy, an innovator with over thirty years experience in youth development work. Richard is the founding director of the Rheedlen Center for Children and Families, now known as Harlem’s Children Zone and served as Commissioner of the New York City Department of Youth Services from 1990-1994. During that period, New York City made an investment of $40 million new dollars to create Beacon schools and Youthline.
After his time in New York City government, Richard served as the Director of the AED Center for Youth Development and Policy Research. Richard led the Center in the creation of Community Youth Mapping, a model that has been replicated in over 100 localities and four countries.
