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NPPN Welcomes Kim Trent as Executive Director
Announcement | April 2024
Dear Partners,
After an extensive search, I am thrilled to welcome Kim Trent as the new Executive Director of the National Preservation Partners Network. Kim has a proven track record of leadership and an unparalleled passion for preservation. Throughout her distinguished, varied career in historic preservation, Kim has built a wealth of experience that aligns perfectly with our mission to advance the growth and effectiveness of the organized preservation movement.
With a background in journalism, community organizing, community development banking, and public relations, Kim launched her preservation career as the first Executive Director of Knox Heritage in Knoxville, Tennessee. During her 15-year tenure, she led the local organization’s transformation into a regional leader known for innovation and effectiveness.
Kim currently serves as both Principal of Kim Trent Preservation Strategies and Executive Vice President for Preservation at the Kinkead Housing Foundation. She helps nonprofit preservation organizations with strategic planning, organizational capacity building, and community engagement. A commercial historic real estate finance specialist certified by the National Development Council (Grow America), Kim also advises developers and investors on preservation incentives.
Kim works with preservationists nationwide as a trainer for the National Alliance of Preservation Commissions. She chairs the Development Committee of Preservation Action’s National Board of Directors.
Twenty years ago, Kim attended her first spring retreat with the forerunner of the National Preservation Partners Network, the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s Statewide and Local Partners program. She later served as Chair of that program and on the Board of Trustees of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. It was through her experience of meeting and learning from other historic preservation non-profit leaders, that she gained a keen appreciation of the critical role that network has in helping preservation and related organizations succeed.
Please join me in welcoming Kim as our new Executive Director, and in thanking our previous Executive Director, Rebecca Harris, for her exceptional efforts in establishing the National Preservation Partners Network over the past six years. We look forward to working with you in this exciting new chapter of preserving and celebrating our shared cultural heritage.
Sincerely,
Samantha Bosshart
Chair, Board of Directors
National Preservation Partners Network
prespartners.org
Featured Event
NPPN Fall Meeting 2024
Date: October 29-30, 2024
Location: New Orleans, LA
Planning is underway for NPPN’s Fall Convening. We will be meeting in conjunction with the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s PastForward Conference in New Orleans. Learn more HERE.
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NPPN Events
Grants
- May 1, 2024: Preservation Fund, National Trust for Historic Preservation
News
- On March 21, the ACHP released a “Policy Statement on Indigenous Knowledge and Historic Preservation.”
- On March 1, the ACHP released its “Report and Recommendations on the Application and Interpretation on Federal Historic Preservation Standards.“
- NAPC published a Messaging Guide for Local Preservation Programs. View and download the guide here.
- The Relevancy Guidebook: Building a More Relevant Preservation Movement, is now available through Landmarks Illinois‘ website.
Partner Events
A roundup of preservation events happening across the country. Want to have your event listed? Email the details to the Director. Priority will be given to national, state, and regional events.