Amanda Murphy envisioned a life working with numbers when she earned her bachelor's degree in accounting from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, and she did just that for many years. An introduction to the Davidson County arts scene through her four children who were and are active in Lexington Youth Theater began a change in her career focus, however. Hired as the part-time events and community coordinator for Arts Davidson County in September 2020, she has just named as the nonprofit's full-time executive director. She is the nonprofit's first full-time executive director in more than a decade.