Rebecca Trammel
Community organizer and non-profit leader, Rebecca Trammel, was born in the City of Brotherly Love and raised in Wilmington, NC. Trammel has made it her life’s work to seek justice for those whose voices often go unheard.
As Founder and President of Ruthie Trammel’s Champions for Compassion, Trammel works to support those recovering from substance abuse by removing obstacles to healing and restoring hope. Trammel is Lead Advocate at Community Conversations, which she launched in 2019 to promote equity and excellence in the education of New Hanover County’s Black and Brown students. Through a partnership with Voyage Wilmington, the project received a $25,000 investment from Duke Progress Energy.
During the summer of 2020, Trammel served on the front lines of community efforts towards addressing structural racism, including dialogue on systemic issues, removal of Confederate statues, and policy reform. Trammel led Community Conversations in teaming with the Cucalorus Film Festival to curate the 2020 Connect event, which centered around racism in America. Together, the two organizations plan to host regular “Community Conversations” to create space for personal growth and drive policy change. Trammel was accepted into Wilma Leadership Institute 2019 and recognized in October of 2020 as a Wilma Woman to Watch in the nonprofit sector.
Trammel is known for launching high impact, short-term initiatives when natural disaster strikes or there is injustice causing distress to her neighbors. Recently, she launched the Dream Big program, a campaign to provide high quality air mattresses & bedding for school-aged children in need, and instruction on healthy sleep habits in partnership with community organizations and NHCS. Through programs such as these, consulting and public speaking, Trammel works to protect and empower marginalized communities and be their advocate.
Genna Wirth
Genna is the executive director of Voyage Wilmington and alumna of UNCW with her masters in Public Administration. She is an absolute ace at spreadsheets, organization and grant writing.
Voyage serves as the fiscal agent for Community Conversations. They have worked together on several initiatives and supported one another’s work including Operation Ring and Run, mask and hand sanitizer distribution and the 2021 Juneteenth Celebration.