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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,

NPPN Fall Meeting 2024

Date TBA

Location TBA

Due to the unfortunate cancellation of the Spring Retreat, planning has begun for the Fall Meeting.

Sponsors:

• Rural Affinity Group

  A one-hour conversation for staff of organizations working rural areas. NPPN members only. Not a member? It’s easy to join

  May 1 @ 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm EDT

• Program & Education Staff Affinity Group

  A one-hour conversation for staff who manage programs at preservation organizations. NPPN members only. Not a member? It’s easy to join

  May 2 @ 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm EDT

• Locals Affinity Group

  A one-hour conversation for staff of local organizations. NPPN members only. Not a member? It’s easy to join.

  May 15 @ 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm EDT

• Big Cities Affinity Group

  A one-hour conversation for staff of organizations working in big cities. NPPN members only. Not a member? It’s easy to join.

  May 16 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm EDT

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.