Meet the Team

Our Staff

Lindsey Derrington

Executive Director

Lindsey brings fifteen years of preservation experience to her work at Preservation Austin, both as a professional and advocate. Since becoming Executive Director in 2019 she has led the organization through its first strategic planning process in many years and helped shape a new, more inclusive mission and vision to guide our work. This is supported by a growing staff needed to address the opportunities and challenges of our incredible, rapidly changing city.

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Meghan King

Policy & Outreach Planner

Hailing from Canada, Meghan attributes her lifelong love for American architectural heritage to her childhood summers spent traveling the United States visiting Frank Lloyd Wright sites with her father. Meghan was drawn to Texas for its eclectic mix of modernist, Spanish colonial, and vernacular architectural traditions and has championed the preservation of Austin's historic fabric since her days as a graduate student volunteer for Preservation Austin.

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Rosa Fry

Programs Coordinator

After launching her career in architectural history as a Preservation Austin volunteer in 2016, Rosa is delighted to return to the organization in the role of Programs Coordinator. Prior to her move back to Texas, Rosa was a preservation consultant in Los Angeles where she specialized in historic resource surveys. Having grown up in Rhode Island and most recently lived in California, she is intrigued by a diverse array of architectural styles and details, with a soft spot for Streamline Moderne designs.

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Sarah Anderson

Development Coordinator

Sarah first joined Preservation Austin as Development Intern in January 2023 while completing her undergraduate studies at the University of Texas of Austin. During these months, Sarah managed coordination with over 60 Homes Tour sponsors and supported stewardship of Preservation Austin’s 600+ member households. She led our successful fundraising campaign for Amplify Austin Day and developed engaging messaging for special events, while providing clutch support to Preservation Austin’s staff in so many ways.

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