Sarah Steen

Landmarks Coordinator, King County Historic Preservation Program

Sarah Steen, MSHP, is the landmarks coordinator for King County, Washington, managing local designation, design review processes and preservation policy implementation with an emphasis on social equity and inclusion. As an architectural historian with a professional interest in vernacular structures and cultural landscapes, she has over 10 years of experience in above-ground fieldwork and preservation planning for the National Park Service and various State Park systems along the west coast. Prior to her work for King County, she served for five years as the preservation coordinator for Ebey’s Landing National Historical Reserve on Whidbey Island, managing a joint town/county HP regulatory process and developing community-based projects and programs aimed at expanding awareness of the unique issues involved in protecting and interpreting complex cultural landscapes. Sarah holds an undergraduate degree in U.S. History and a Masters in Historic Preservation from the University of Oregon. She currently sits on the boards of Historic Whidbey and 4Culture and serves on the Mountains to Sound National Heritage Area Advisory Committee.