West Mt. Airy Neighbors has hired a new executive director, Trish Murzyn. 

“I am very excited to have been chosen by the board to be the new executive director of West Mt. Airy Neighbors,” Murzyn said. “I am passionate about intentional, planned community development. I get excited about supporting neighborhood diversity and small business development in urban areas. I am also enamored of the Mt. Airy/Germantown community!”

Murzyn comes to WMAN with extensive experience working with nonprofit organizations in both volunteer and professional capacities. And she has jumped right into her role, said WMAN President Della Lazarus, coming on board at a very busy time in the WMAN calendar. Last month, WMAN held its 11th annual Eat Your Heart Out fundraiser. This month, May 7 is Mt. Airy Day, the community festival jointly sponsored by WMAN and East Mount Airy Neighbors. Murzyn participated fully in the planning of both of these events.

“West Mt. Airy Neighbors is very fortunate that Trish Murzyn applied for our executive director position,” Lazarus said. “Trish understands the special qualities of our beautiful, diverse neighborhood. She is very energetic and has many good ideas for expanding our reach and for increasing our membership.

“WMAN was founded in 1959 to sustain W. Mt. Airy as a racially integrated community and has sought to make the community a welcoming home for all people,” said Murzyn. “As executive director, I will work very hard to continue and expand the good work of Mt. Airy Neighbors. . . . Like many others, I feel Mt. Airy is unique, and has a great example to offer other communities.”