The senior leadership at Alliant  has been involved in the Low Income Housing Tax Credit program from its earliest days. We believe successful investment in affordable housing requires the hands-on involvement from professionals with extensive commercial real estate experience. Accordingly, Alliant principals personally supervise all aspects of the investment to create a portfolio comprised of unique, diverse property types, various financing platforms, multiple geographic locations and different development types. 

Brian Goldberg is the President and Chief Operating Officer of Alliant Capital, LTD. He is responsible for the day to day operations of the Company and its affiliates. From 1990 to 1997, he was employed as the Chief Financial Officer of a large real estate investment company that developed and managed residential and commercial real estate throughout the United States. From 1985 to 1990, he was employed by Arthur Andersen in the Enterprise Group. Mr. Goldberg received his Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from the University of Denver. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
 

Craig Thomas is a Vice President in Alliant Asset Management Company, LLC's Acquisitions Group. Prior to joining Alliant, Mr. Thomas was a tax and securities partner in two nationally recognized law firms located in the Midwest and Washington, D.C. working exclusively on affordable housing tax-exempt bond and tax credit transactions. In these positions, Mr. Thomas represented investment banks, state housing agencies, and for-profit and non-profit borrowers in connection with financing programs designed to support affordable housing efforts throughout the United States. In 1991, Mr. Thomas worked in the office of General Counsel for a banking subcommittee in the U.S. House of Representatives. Mr. Thomas is also a Certified Public Accountant (non-practicing) and he worked for Ernst & Young as a tax consultant in its National Tax Office from 1988 to 1990. Mr. Thomas attended the University of Akron earning a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and attended the George Washington University National Law Center earning a Juris Doctor degree.
 
Jeff Bachman is a Senior Vice President and Director of Asset Management of Alliant Asset Management Company, LLC. He is responsible for the post purchase investment performance of all lower-tier partnerships, and the daily oversight of the Asset Management Department. Previously, Mr. Bachman was the director of LIHTC Asset Management at Fannie Mae, having been responsible for the asset management of the twelve billion dollar LIHTC Equity business, and at times, the Market Rate Equity, and Forward Commitment Debt products. He was also charged with creating data management workflow systems to analyze quarterly operating results, develop, manage, and mitigate risks of sub-optimal assets, and strategically unwind partnerships. Mr. Bachman has extensive experience in affordable housing development, acquisition, and asset management. Prior to joining Fannie Mae, he was an Executive Vice President for Apollo Housing Capital, LLC, Regional Vice President for the Midwest Region of the National Equity Fund, and CFO for a non profit real estate development company. Mr. Bachman has a B.S. in Economics and a Masters in Public Administration from the University of San Francisco.
 

Jong Limb is a Principal and the President of the Alliant Newport Division, based in Irvine, California. Mr. Limb has been involved with the tax credit industry since 1988, serving as President for one of the largest direct corporate tax credit investment programs in the Country. Mr. Limb formed Newport in 1998, sourcing tax credit investments on behalf of institutional investors and providing consulting services for developers of affordable housing projects. Prior to 1988, Mr. Limb was an investment analyst for San Diego Gas and Electric with responsibilities over their pension investments. Mr. Limb has a Bachelor degree in Accounting and a minor in Economics from New York University and an MBA with an emphasis in Finance from the University of San Diego.
 
Melvin Gevisser is the Chief Financial Officer of Alliant. He is responsible for the financial affairs of the Company and its affiliates. From 1998 until 2004, he served as Chief Financial Officer of a subsidiary of a NASDAQ company that provided IT consulting services to the banking industry. He has also served as Chief Financial Officer of companies that specialized in computer trade shows and conferences. Mr. Gevisser received his Bachelor of Commerce and Post-Graduate degrees in Accounting from Natal University in South Africa.
 
Tamara Hamilton is Executive Senior Counsel/Senior Vice President of Alliant Asset Management Company, LLC. Ms. Hamilton represented Alliant as primary outside transactional counsel from 2000 until 2007, when she joined Alliant. Prior to representing Alliant, Ms. Hamilton was Associate General Counsel at National Equity Fund from 1997 to 2000. She represented non-profit developers of affordable housing in an associate capacity at various law firms in her first two years as a practicing attorney. Ms. Hamilton has over 14 years of varied experience in real estate transactions, development and finance, including extensive experience in low-income housing tax credit investments, historic tax credit investments and tax-exempt bond transactions. Ms. Hamilton has a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Arkansas and a Juris Doctor from UALR William H. Bowen School of Law, and is admitted to practice law in the states of California and Arkansas. Ms. Hamilton is also an active member of the American Bar Association Forum on Affordable Housing and Community Development Law.
 

Warren Harrison is a Senior Vice President of Alliant Asset Management Company, LLC. Mr. Harrison is responsible for all investor reporting, and oversees the IT Department, including direct oversight of The Alliant Company's website and its corporate databases. Mr. Harrison served as Alliant's Director of Asset Management from 2002-2008. From 1994 through 2001, Mr. Harrison served as Senior Vice President and Director of Asset Management for a nationally recognized syndication company, in addition to serving as its Chief Information Officer. Prior to that, Mr. Harrison was employed by HomeFed Bank and First Los Angeles Bank, where he served as a Branch Manager and Real Estate Loan Portfolio Manager, respectively. Mr. Harrison received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from the University of California at Los Angeles.
 

Carl Wise is a Senior Vice President of Alliant Asset Management Company, LLC. He is responsible for Investor Relations at the company.  Mr. Wise has over twenty years of experience in financing, acquisition, development, management and syndication of real estate. From 1990 until 2002, Mr. Wise was Senior Managing Director, Real Estate Equity for DaimlerChrysler Capital Services. In this position he was responsible for investment, development, management and syndication of income-producing real estate, including low and moderate-income rental housing throughout the United States and Europe. He also served on DaimlerChrysler Capital's Board of Directors for ten years and was a member of DaimlerChrysler Capital's credit committee. In addition, Mr. Wise served on the Board of Governors of the Affordable Housing Investors Council from 1995 to 2002. Prior to 1990, Mr. Wise practiced real estate law with Stroock & Stroock & Lavan in New York City. He is a graduate of University of Massachusetts with a Bachelor of Arts degree and New York Law School with a Juris Doctor degree.
 
Dana Mayo is Vice President of Acquisitions at Alliant Asset Management Company, LLC. Mr. Mayo is responsible for the acquisition of low-income housing tax credit properties. Mr. Mayo is also responsible for origination of taxable and tax-exempt mortgages for both LIHTC properties and conventional properties through Alliant's FNMA DUS Mortgage company, Alliant Capital. Prior to joining Alliant, Mr. Mayo was Senior Vice President, Acquisitions and Finance for SunAmerica Affordable Housing Partners, Inc. from 1997 to 2008, a nationally recognized syndicator. At SunAmerica Mr. Mayo was responsible for the acquisition of low-income housing tax credit properties where he originated in excess of $1.25 Billion in LIHTCs. He was also jointly responsible for developing proprietary credit and debt structures for tax-exempt and taxable financed tax credit properties, along with coordinating and monitoring activities relating to the tax-exempt financing process. Mr. Mayo has specialized in tax-exempt multifamily housing finance for over 17 years, focusing on the structuring, placement, refinancing, and underwriting of affordable multifamily housing bonds and equity. From 1991 to 1997 Mr. Mayo was a Vice President for Financial Security Assurance Inc., a monoline financial guaranty insurance company, headquartered in New York. At Financial Security, Mr. Mayo was involved in underwriting, structuring and insuring multifamily debt securitizations in excess of $1.0 Billion. Mr. Mayo received his BA from Skidmore College and his MBA from the University of Denver.
 

Jeffrey Weiss is a Senior Vice President of Alliant Asset Management Company, LLC. He is responsible for coordinating the Company's private label syndications. Prior to joining Alliant, Mr. Weiss was Senior Vice President, Investor Relations for a nationally recognized tax credit syndication and development firm from 1997 through January 2006. In this position he was responsible for the oversight of all tax credit syndication and asset management activities. Prior to 1997, Mr. Weiss was a Financial Development Officer with the City of Los Angeles Housing Department. In this capacity, he was responsible for coordinating the Department's new and existing bond issues and performing initial feasibility analyses on proposed projects. He was responsible for securitizing the Department's loan portfolio in the largest HUD Section 108 Loan Guarantee allowing the Department to borrow against future years CDBG grants. Mr. Weiss earned his Bachelor of Science degree in real estate from San Diego State University, a Master's degree in real estate development from the University of Southern California, and a Juris Doctor degree from Southwestern University School of Law. Mr. Weiss is admitted to practice law in California. Since 1996, Mr. Weiss has served as a guest lecturer at the USC School of Policy, Planning and Development where he instructs graduate students in real estate finance, feasibility analysis, and affordable housing.
 

Josie De La Cruz is the Human Resources Manager for Alliant Asset Management Company, LLC. Ms. De La Cruz has over 15 years of expertise in the human resources field, specializing in the real estate and aviation.
 

Monique Hastings is a Principal of the Alliant Newport Division, based in Irvine, California, and is responsible for the investment execution process including due diligence, negotiation and final closing of the investment transactions. Ms. Hastings is a co-founder of Newport. She previously was a Director of Property Investment and Asset Management for a national direct tax credit investment program where she managed their East Coast office and presided over $200 million of equity closings and oversaw the asset management of over 16,000 units. Prior to 1993, Ms. Hastings was a Property Development Manager for an electric utility land subsidiary. She also spent four years in public accounting. Ms. Hastings has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in Accounting from California State University, Fullerton.
 
Tony Palaigos is the Senior Vice President/General Counsel of Alliant Asset Management Company, LLC. Prior to joining Alliant, Mr. Palaigos was Director of Tax Credit Investments/Affordable Housing Finance for Ocwen Financial Corporation/Ocwen Federal Bank FSB from 1994 through March 1999. Between 1984 and 1994, he practiced law at various law firms, including Shea & Gould, New York, New York, where he was of counsel, Serchuck & Zelermyer, White Plains, New York, where he was a real estate partner, and Miles & Stockbridge, Baltimore, Maryland, in an associate capacity in its public finance department. Mr. Palaigos has over 15 years of varied experience in real estate conveyancing, development and finance, including experience in tax credit investments and bond transactions. Mr. Palaigos has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Columbia College and a Juris Doctor degree from Columbia University School of Law, and is admitted to practice law in the states of New York, Florida and Maryland (inactive).
 

Wil Smolen is the Senior Vice President of Construction for Alliant Asset Management Company, LLC. Prior to joining Alliant, Mr. Smolen was the Senior Vice President of Community Development at a large real estate development company for sixteen years. He was responsible for the daily management of all land development, engineering, entitlement processing, zoning, subdivision, government relations and community liaison work. Prior to that, Mr. Smolen was Senior Project Manager and Director of Motel Construction, involved in the development and construction of approximately 4,000 motel units throughout the western United States. Mr. Smolen has over 23 years of varied experience in the real estate industry. He is a graduate of Purdue University in Civil Engineering, a licensed general building contractor, member and former president of the Residential Purchasing Council of Southern California and currently sits on the Affordable Housing Committees of the City of Los Angeles.