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Lisa Fager
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Lisa Fager is the executive director of the Black Georgetown Foundation, where she leads efforts to preserve and commemorate the historic Mount Zion and Female Union Band Society Cemeteries, Washington, DC’s oldest remaining intact Black cemeteries. Her work focuses on historic preservation, cemetery stewardship, archival research, descendant engagement, and advocacy for burial protection and government accountability. A longtime social activist, she has over two decades of experience advancing civil rights, education, and public health in Black communities.