Tara Barauskas

Tara Barauskas is the Executive Director of Community Corporation of Santa Monica, a nonprofit affordable housing organization based in Santa Monica, California. Joining in 2016, she oversees the functional areas of the organization, including management of over 2,000 units of affordable housing, housing development, resident services, maintenance, and administration of 100 staff. Ms. Barauskas has over 20 years of experience in affordable housing development, having worked at both for-profit and non-profit affordable housing development organizations prior to joining Community Corporation. Her past experience includes overseeing and managing the development process of numerous projects throughout California. Ms. Barauskas holds a Bachelors’ Degree in English from California State University, Long Beach, and a LEED AP Accreditation from the US Green Building Council. Tara currently serves on several Boards – the Santa Monica Bay Area Human Relations Council, AIA-Los Angeles, and Westside Urban Forum. In addition, she is a member of the advisory council of the UCLA Ziman Affordable Housing Council. She previously served on the Board of Directors (including one year as Chair) for the Southern California Association of Non-profit Housing (SCANPH), a nonprofit membership organization that advocates for effective affordable housing policy throughout Southern California. Tara also leads the housing committee of the Committee for Racial Justice. She is passionate about her children, her Lithuanian heritage, the environment, and affordable housing. Tara is an active Lithuanian community member, teaching at the local Saturday language school and serving on the Board of the Lithuanian Scouts Association. She lives in Playa del Rey with her two children, Julius, and Linas