Georgia L. McMurray (March 18, 1934– December 18, 1992) was a New York City administrator and an activist for children, adolescents, and people with disabilities.
In this position, McMurray introduced programs for children of working parents and was a strong advocate for publicly funded daycare.
[1] In 1974, when Ed Koch became mayor of New York City, McMurray tendered her resignation in alignment with the standard professional courtecy done by agency administrators.
In 1978, McMurray became the deputy general director of programming for research and policy organization Community Service Society.
[2] After recovering from a coma related to her disease, McMurray advocated for advance healthcare directives to be able to determine medical decisions including terminating life support.
[3] In 1986, McMurray founded the GLM Group to provide support to government and non-profit organizations working with families and children.