Dara Kovel
Chief Executive Officer
Beacon Communities

Dara leads the company’s senior executive team and is responsible for the overall vision, culture, operation, growth and performance of the company consistent with the Beacon’s objectives and strategies.

Worked for

• Connecticut Housing Finance Authority (CHFA)
• Jonathan Rose Companies
• Mercy Housing California

Serves on

• Urban Land Institute’s Terwilliger Center’s Workforce Housing Board
• The Home Connecticut Steering Committee

Studied at

• Yale University (MBA and BA)
• Is LEED accredited

Out of Office

• Focuses on her children
• Plays soccer and surfs
• Loves Sci Fi movies