Krista Pleiser is the Chief Government Relations Officer for the Santa Barbara Association of REALTORS® and co-founder of Smart Coast California. Ms. Pleiser started her career in Los Angeles where she worked for several Los Angeles City Councilmembers and a State Senator. For the past 17 years, she’s managed the Santa Barbara Association of REALTORS® political activities, reviews public policy, and works with elected leaders and government staff in the development of housing policies. In 2018, Krista and co-founder and CEO Marta Golding Brown conceived the idea of Smart Coast California, a 501(c)3, and since then have been working on creating a collaborative stewardship of the coast which entails community sustainability, property rights and the environment.

Ms. Pleiser holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science from Loyola Marymount University and a Masters Degree in Public Policy from California State University Northridge.