Giovanna Gray Lockhart is an American nonprofit executive. She serves as executive director of the Frances Perkins Center, an organization dedicated to workers’ rights advocate

Frances Perkins Frances Perkins (born Fannie Coralie Perkins; April 10, 1880 – May 14, 1965) was an American workers-rights advocate who served as the fourth United States Secretary of Labor from 1933 to 1945, the longest serving in that position. A member o ...

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Lockhart became executive director of the

Newcastle, Maine Newcastle is a town in Lincoln County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,848 at the 2020 census. The village of Newcastle is located in the eastern part of the town, on the Damariscotta River. Together with the village of Damariscot ...

-based Frances Perkins Center in July 2023. After assuming the position, she claimed, “I have always been a huge admirer of Frances Perkins and consider her one of the most important women in our country’s history.” In December 2024, the Biden administration designated the Frances Perkins homestead (where the Center is located) as the Frances Perkins National Monument. Lockhart responded, "With a national monument designation, not only will rances Perkinsreceive the recognition she deserves, but more people will also be able to learn about her work and future generations will be inspired by her steadfastness, intelligence, and courage." Prior to the Frances Perkins Center, Lockhart served as a senior aide to Senator

Kirsten Gillibrand Kirsten Elizabeth Gillibrand (; ; born December 9, 1966) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the Seniority in the United States Senate, junior United States Senate, United States senator from New York (state), New York since 2009 ...

(D-NY) and '' Glamour''’s Washington, D.C. editor. She also held senior roles at venture-backed companies, including The Riveter and Impact at the Wing. Lockhart sits on the Board of Trustees for the

Waynflete School Waynflete School is a private, co-educational college preparatory day school established in 1898 for early childhood education (from age three) to the 12th grade. It is located in the West End of Portland, Maine. History In 1898, Waynflete S ...

Portland, Maine Portland is the List of municipalities in Maine, most populous city in the U.S. state of Maine and the county seat, seat of Cumberland County, Maine, Cumberland County. Portland's population was 68,408 at the 2020 census. The Portland metropolit ...

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