Kitty Dougoud

Kitty Dougoud is the Program Administrator for the Kentucky Main Street Program, housed within the Kentucky Heritage Council’s State Historic Preservation Office. She is a leader in downtown revitalization and historic preservation, serving as a champion for Kentucky’s Main Street communities for over a decade. With extensive experience supporting local programs, Kitty works closely with cities and organizations to strengthen economic vitality, preserve historic character, and build vibrant, sustainable downtowns.

Kitty’s journey began in education. Kitty taught 27 years with Scott County Schools and was an adjunct professor of Art Education at Georgetown College. In 2007 she shifted her passion to community development. She served as Main Street Director in Georgetown, KY before taking the reins as State Coordinator for Kentucky’s program in 2013. In 2016, Kitty expanded her impact by managing Kentucky’s state and federal historic tax credit programs along with Main Street and then took on leadership of multiple preservation-focused initiatives including Certified Local Government support, historic surveys, National Register nominations, and heritage commission. In 2023, she returned to focusing solely on the Kentucky Main Street Program.

Kitty is known for her approachable, collaborative style and her belief that economic development, good design, and historic preservation go hand-in-hand. As she often says: “We are economic development that’s based in historic preservation. We’re advocating not only for your buildings, but also for your stories, your communities, your businesses, both legacy and new.

On weekends she can be found in a few places: in her well known flower garden, on her front porch chatting with neighbors or friends, at the Farmer’s Market, exploring a Main Street community, looking for art/antique treasures, or taking a country ride with her husband.  Exploring small towns and finding ideas to share with the KYMS network is one of their favorite things to do.