Valerie Magolan, Austin, TX

Tax Credit Program Coordinator, Texas Historical Commission, Austin, TX

Valerie Magolan joined the Texas Historical Commission (TX SHPO) in 2014 to build the Texas Historic Preservation Tax Credit Program from the ground up. From the program’s inception, Valerie has coordinated on hundreds of tax credit projects ranging from those with sky-high metro budgets to small town “mom and pop” endeavors. As the Program Coordinator for state and federal tax credit programs for the state of Texas, Valerie serves as a senior project reviewer and team lead. She also works closely with the National Park Service preservation staff and has given trainings and information sessions about historic tax credits in more than 20 Texas cities. Before coming to Texas, Valerie reviewed tax credit projects at the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (VA SHPO) and previously served as the Historic Preservation Officer of the Borough of Bellefonte, Pennsylvania—a CLG community. She received her Master of Science in Historic Preservation from the University of Pennsylvania.
Email: Valerie.Magolan@thc.texas.gov