Kim McKnight

Kim McKnight is the Division Manager for the Historic Preservation Office in Austin Planning. The Historic Preservation Office has oversight of historic review and historic zoning, historic resource surveys, and the implementation of its Equity-Based Preservation Plan.

She previously led the Historic Preservation and Tourism Program for Austin Parks and Recreation, which entailed preservation planning, management and promotion of the historic resources of Austin’s park system. Projects include the Parks and Recreation 10-year System Plan, the Seaholm Waterfront Redevelopment plan, the historic Brush Square Vision Plan, and the Historic Cemeteries Master Plan. Ms. McKnight also developed and led the department’s Signage and Wayfinding Program.

Ms. McKnight previously served as the executive director of the Texas Downtown Association, a statewide nonprofit organization with over 400 members. She also led the Texas Main Street Center of the Texas Historical Commission, which provides direct, on-site assistance to more than 80 Texas Main Street Cities in the areas of design, economic development, board development and strategic planning, visual merchandising, and interior space planning.

Ms. McKnight, a native Austinite, holds a Master of Science in Historic Preservation and a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Texas at Austin. She is a certified planner with the American Planning Association.