Traci Taitt joined the Towbes Group in 2007 as Vice President, Commercial Properties. She provides strategic counsel and management oversight of the work performed by the commercial properties department, including the leasing and management of more than 20 retail and commercial properties totaling 2 million square feet.

With nearly 30 years of real estate experience, Ms. Taitt’s career encompasses a number of accomplishments, most notably with several national shopping center developers.

In 1990, she was a key member of the development team overseeing the construction and opening of Paseo Nuevo shopping center, an award-winning redevelopment project located in downtown Santa Barbara. She also supervised the management and operations of four other regional shopping centers and mixed use developments located throughout California.

Ms. Taitt is a graduate of University of California, Santa Barbara with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Economics. She has served as a board member for several local civic organizations, including the Downtown Organization and the Conference and Visitor's Bureau. She is a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers.