upcoming grant deadline: 05/15/2024

upcoming grant deadline: 05/15/2024

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Historic Germantown Welcomes Trapeta B. Mayson as New Executive Director

Trapeta B. Mayson (LTA '07) has been appointed as the new Executive Director of Historic Germantown. A Partnership of 16 extraordinary Philadelphia houses, destinations and museums, Historic Germantown tells the stories of American liberty and the everyday people who fought for it, reflecting a neighborhood of independence-seekers, community-builders, and American dreamers. It is where one of Philadelphia's Revolutionary War battles was fought; where the first-ever American protest against slavery was written; and where one of the few remaining houses on the Underground Railroad still stands. 

Mayson, a Germantown resident, brings her experience as a leader in program development and administration, as well as a strong background in the arts to Historic Germantown. She most recently served as Project Manager at the Philadelphia Folklore Project for the Liberian Women's Chorus for Change, and her past positions include Vice President of the Education and Family Learning Department at the Please Touch Museum, as well as Supervisor of Social Work Service for the United States Department of Veteran Affairs. As an artist, she is committed to making art that is progressive and her poetry covers many themes-the nuances of being an immigrant living in the United States, being a woman of color, young people living in urban communities who feel silenced, and the impact of mental illness on families. She is a native of Liberia and immigrated to the United States in 1975.

Mayson is enthusiastic about joining Historic Germantown, and we are very excited to see what more great things are to come from our former grantee!

 

 

 




 

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