Leadership, tenacity and entrepreneurial spirit

As the Knox Heritage Director of Preservation Field Services from 2008-2014, I had the honor of working with Kim to expand the work of Knox Heritage to sixteen counties.  Kim’s leadership, tenacity, and entrepreneurial spirit fostered my preservation career.  She’s an invaluable member of any team and I look forward to working with her again in her new consulting venture.

Ethiel Garlington

Executive Director – Historic Macon (GA) Foundation

Published by Kim Trent Preservation Strategies

Kim Trent brings deep experience to her current role, including more than two decades in historic real estate development, non-profit management, community organizing, community development banking, public relations, marketing and journalism. She has worked in preservation professionally and as a community volunteer and advocate at the local, state and national level for nearly 25 years and is a proponent of preservation-based community and economic development. She served 15 years as the executive director of Knox Heritage, the non-profit, historic preservation organization that serves the 16-county Knoxville, Tennessee region. During her tenure the organization was transformed into a dynamic and successful force for preservation in the region and a national model for crafting effective preservation strategies and organizational excellence.