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.