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.
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.
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.
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.
Our Interns
Marisel Saucedo
Homes Tour Intern
Matthew Medina
Fowler Family Foundation Underrepresented Heritage Intern
Dash Harris
LGBTQIA+ Heritage Intern
Bliss Boaz
Fowler Family Foundation Underrepresented Heritage Intern
Rocio Pena-Martinez
Indigenous Heritage Intern
2022–2023 Board of Directors
Officers
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Melissa Barry
President
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Elisha Perez
President-Elect
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Miriam Conner
Vice President
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Emily Reed
Vice President
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Kelly Little
Secretary
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Perry Lorenz
Treasurer
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Linda Y. Jackson
Immediate Past-President
Directors
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Erika Bonfanti
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Will Bridges
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Clayton Bullock
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Sareta Davis
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Roland Galang
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Harmony Grogan
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Cara Gustafson
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Travis Holler
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Mary Kahle
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Yung-Ju Kim
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Murray Legge
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Kelley Cooper McClure
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JuanRaymon Rubio
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Mueni Rudd
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Travis Smith
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Cydney Washington-Moore
Ex Officio & Advisor
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Charles Peveto
Ex Officio | Austin History Center Association
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Bob Ward
Ex Officio | Travis County Historical Commission
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Cyndee Lake
Advisor | Blank Page, LLC
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