January 13, 2012 > Alan Baer Alan Baer Submitted By Catherine Relucio Eden Housing welcomed Alan Baer as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) on January 9, 2012. Baer brings more than 28 years of finance, asset management, customer service and human resource expertise from the real estate and hospitality industries. He spent eight years as Senior Vice President Corporate Controller and Technology and Senior Vice President People and Technology for Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants. Kimpton, a collection of boutique hotels and restaurants in the US, is consistently ranked above others in the upscale hotel segment for customer satisfaction. He oversaw accounting, finance, treasury, partnership development and risk management functions for more than 100 hotels and restaurants nationwide and secured the FORTUNE 100 "Best Places to Work" designation and "Best Places to Work" designation in 24 cities for the company. Additionally, Baer worked for almost 20 years as CFO for Waterford Hotel group and as Senior Vice President of Finance and Administration for Outrigger Lodging Services. As CFO, he will be responsible for corporate and real estate development accounting, finance and asset management and information technology operations of Eden Housing, its affiliates and ownership entities. He will report to Jan Peters, Eden Housing's Chief Operating Officer. Baer enjoys community service activities including mentoring kids at Larkin Street Youth Services, improving housing issues through the Marin Organizing Committee in his community and volunteering at his children's high school. Baer can be reached at (510) 582-1460 or abaer@edenhousing.org. For more information, visit www.EdenHousing.org