Independence Realty Trust, Inc. Appoints Lisa Washington as Independent Director
January 05, 2021 at 09:05 pm
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Independence Realty Trust, Inc. announced the appointment of Lisa Washington as an independent director to IRT’s Board of Directors, effective January 5, 2021. The appointment increases the size of the Board from six to seven directors. Since September 2019, Ms. Washington has served as Chief Legal Officer and a Senior Vice President of WSFS Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: WSFS), the financial services holding company of Wilmington Savings Fund Society, a community bank headquartered in Delaware and the greater Philadelphia region. Prior to this role, Ms. Washington was the Chief Legal Officer and Secretary of Atlas Energy Group, LLC, an energy exploration and production company. Earlier in her career, Ms. Washington was an attorney in the business department of the law firm of Blank Rome LLP and a litigation associate at Fox Rothschild LLP, both in Philadelphia. In addition, Ms. Washington is active in community service, serving as Chair of the Board of JEVS Human Services, Inc., a not-for-profit social service organization focused on enhancing the employability, independence, and quality of life of individuals through a broad range of programs, and is also a Board Member and Secretary of the Rosenbach Museum & Library in Philadelphia.
Independence Realty Trust, Inc. is a self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust (REIT). The Companyâs investment strategy is focused on gaining scale near major employment centers within submarkets that offer good school districts and retail. The Company acquires, owns, operates, improves, and manages multifamily apartment communities across non-gateway United States markets. The Company owns and operates approximately 113 multifamily apartment properties across non-gateway United States markets, including Atlanta, Columbus, Dallas, Denver, Houston, Indianapolis, Nashville, Oklahoma City, Raleigh-Durham, and Tampa, Florida. The Companyâs portfolio of properties consists primarily of apartment communities geographically concentrated in the Southeastern and Midwest United States. The Company owns all of its assets and conducts all its operations through Independence Realty Operating Partnership, LP (IROP).