Taunee English
Chief Financial Officer/Chief Strategy Officer
Taunee English is a dynamic leader, U.S. Navy Veteran, and award-winning Real Estate Broker recognized for her expertise in financial strategy, operational excellence, and real estate innovation. As SRCARās Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer, she brings over 30 years of accounting and business management experience and more than 20 years in real estate to drive sustainable growth, fiscal responsibility, and organizational transformation.
Before joining SRCAR, Taunee served as a Fractional C-Suite Executive (COO, CFO, CMO, and CTO) through her firm, The Business Caretaker, which she has owned for over 25 years. In this capacity, she has advised entrepreneurs, nonprofits, and real estate professionals on financial growth, systems optimization, and strategic planning. A former IRS-certified Enrolled Agent (Tax Specialist), Taunee also managed a CPA firm and provided business management services for industries ranging from legal and medical to film and television. Her fractional leadership extended to Pacific Child & Family Associates, where she led its growth from a sole-owner operation to more than 200 employees, transforming it into a multi-million-dollar national leader in ABA therapy. Under her leadership, the company became the first in its industry to be acquired by private equity, completing a landmark recapitalization with Great Point Partners.
A Certified Probate and Trust Real Estate Specialist (CPRES), Taunee was the inspiration and muse behind Attorney Paul Hornās creation of the Certified Probate & Trust Specialist designation now offered through the California Association of REALTORSĀ® (C.A.R.). She is also a Professional Fiduciary, frequently serving as Personal Representative and Successor Trustee for Probate and Trust Estatesāan extension of her mission to help families navigate the legal and emotional complexities of estate administration.
Taunee proudly served our country as a U.S. Navy Veteran and is equally devoted to the importance of education, holding more than 15 distinguished real estate certifications and designations, including Certified Probate Real Estate Specialist, Seniors Real Estate Specialist, Pricing Strategy Advisor, Certified Negotiation Expert, and National Commercial Real Estate Advisor. She has been practicing in the real estate industry for over 20 years and is the independent broker-owner of Lions Realty Group, a boutique real estate brokerage serving the Greater Los Angeles area.
Taunee was featured in Modern Luxury Angeleno Magazineās āWomen of Influence ā The Perfect 10ā (March 2020) and named 2019 REALTORĀ® of the Year by the Greater Los Angeles REALTORSĀ® Association. With over 15 years in REALTORĀ® leadership, she has served at the local, state, and national levelsāincluding Treasurer, Finance Chair, and Business Development Chair for the Greater Los Angeles REALTORSĀ®, State Director and Investment Committee Chair for the California Association of REALTORSĀ®, and Co-Chair of the Communities of Interest Committee for the National Association of REALTORSĀ®. She also served as the 2021 President of the LA/Beverly Hills Network of the Womenās Council of REALTORSĀ®, passionately advancing women as business leaders in real estate and their communities.
As an avid fan, Taunee once held the social media title of āShark Tank Guruā because of her uncanny ability to predict which deals each Shark would accept or pass onāwith an impressive 85% success rate.
And most of all, she is the devoted daughter to her parents ā a mother that she plays Twinsie with fashion photo shoots (at least three times a year) and a father who has the onset of Alzheimer which was what prompted Taunee to obtain her certificate in Fiduciary Management from UC Riverside and to further her work with families in establishing Trust and avoiding Probate.
