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Biographies Caroline Horton, Chief Financial Officer Caroline is responsible for Aeon's real estate asset management, finance and accounting functions. She has expertise in developing management systems that ensure the long-term viability of assets and monitor organizational risk factors. Since 2007, Caroline has been a member of the STRENGTH MATTERSTM CFO Working Group which has developed a series of white papers on external reporting best practices for the nonprofit affordable housing industry. Caroline earned her BSBA in accounting from Boston University School of Management, and is a CPA (inactive). She was recognized as one of the 2013 Top Women in Finance by Finance & Commerce. She has been with Aeon since 1998. James Lehnhoff, Vice President of Housing Development James first came to Aeon in August 2010 and now serves as the Vice President of Housing Development. In that role he oversees the development team and focuses on new construction, adaptive reuse, and acquisition projects to expand and preserve the supply of high -quality affordable apartment homes in the community. James has a breadth of experience working with local governments includes preparing comprehensive plans and ordinances; evaluating development proposals; and, engaging the community in development projects. James earned a B.A. in urban geography from the University of Minnesota Duluth and a Master's in Urban and Regional Planning from the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota. Chris Nimmer, Vice President of Property Operations Chris Nimmer has been a member of Aeon's property management team since September 2011. He has more than 20 years of property management experience with all types of real estate. Most recently, Chris served as a portfolio director at Aeon. Prior to working at Aeon, he was CEO of LaSalle Management Group, a third party property management firm with a diverse portfolio of properties that included project based section 8, tax credit and home owner association structures. He also has experience managing class A high-rise properties for Carlson Real Estate Company and Zeller Management Group. Chris received his Bachelor's degree from the University of Minnesota in economics and math and is a previous Board Chair for St. Paul Building Owners and Managers Association. Eric Schnell, Chief Operations Officer Eric joined Aeon as its operations leader in January 2013. He oversees Aeon's organizational strategies and implementation that ensure effective and efficient operations. He served the University of Minnesota Twin Cities' Office for Equity and Diversity as its chief administrative officer for five years. He brings 16 years of management and administration experience from the University, where he developed long-range strategies that achieve the organization's mission and evaluated its progress toward achievement. Eric has a master's degree in education from Colorado State University. 901 North 3rd Street, Suite 150, Minneapolis, MN 55401 • (612) 341-3148 • FAX (612) 341-4208 • www.aeonmn.ora