Negative Reviews About Alan Arthurat Aeon Properties in Minnesota

Alan Arthur, president and CEO of Aeon — a nonprofit programmer, owner and director of affordable housing in the Twin Cities — announced today he is transitioning out of his function after more than 3 decades every bit the organization's leader. Arthur volition piece of work closely with the Board and leadership team to guide Aeon through a thoughtful transition.

"Leading the amazing team at Aeon has been the privilege of my life. Equally the organization finalizes its strategic plan to guide its work for the adjacent x years, this is a timely moment to paw the reins to a new leader," said Arthur. "I am confident in the team at Aeon and am eager to see our work behave on through their efforts. Aeon will continue to be a bold voice in the fight for affordable homes in Minnesota."

Arthur has served as president and principal executive officer since 1988, assuming the leadership position just two years afterward Aeon'due south founding. In recent years, and guided by the 2017-2022 strategic plan, Aeon successfully brought $100 million in new and innovative funding to create and relieve more than 3,000 affordable homes. Today the organization serves 15,000 people each year at more than 5,600 Aeon flat homes.

"Nosotros are deeply grateful to Alan for his leadership and steadfast commitment to Aeon and its mission," said Tami Diehm, president of Winthrop & Weinstine, who served as Aeon lath chair during financial 2021. "He'south fabricated a tremendous deviation for our community, most of all for the tens of thousands of people that accept called Aeon their domicile during his tenure."

Martha Swanson, who became Aeon lath chair effective May 26, 2021, said, "Aeon has a strong vision and Leadership Team that will permit us to go along to boldly create and preserve affordable homes." Swanson is Director, Enrollment Management, for Minneapolis Public Schools.

Swanson and Diehm added that beyond his knowledge and vision, Arthur's natural warmth and genuine intendance for Aeon residents and staff divers him as a leader. Under his direction, Aeon has ensured that those impacted by the shortage of affordable homes help drive the direction of the organization. Aeon's board reserves seats for Aeon residents and other depression-income community members.

"I'm going to miss Alan. I call up lots of united states of america will." said Rick Purcell, an Aeon resident and board member. "For someone with so many years of experience and such great influence, I always noticed how he treated people. Whether someone was in a suit and in charge or cleaning the bathrooms, Alan treated them with respect and is always just himself. That says a lot about his character."

Arthur led Aeon to innovate in the confront of an ever-increasing need for more than affordable homes. Under his leadership, Aeon opened the commencement housing in the country available for youth who were experiencing homelessness, developed the outset multifamily affordable LEED Platinum-certified belongings in the upper Midwest, and oversaw eight historic preservation projects that are now on the National Register of Historic Places. In recent years, Aeon has been a leader in saving naturally occurring affordable housing (NOAH) properties. This work kept thousands of low wage earning families in their homes.

 In addition to Arthur'southward leadership at Aeon, he leads trainings nationally on affordable housing development, financing and organizational governance. He has as well served on numerous local and national housing boards.

Alan has received the MICAH Community Hero Honor, The (Real) Power fifty Award from Minnesota Business, the AIA Minnesota Collaborative Achievement Award, the Finance & Commerce Innovator of the Twelvemonth Honor, the national Mike Sviridoff Leadership Accolade for customs development leadership from Local Initiatives Support Corporation, he was named one of Twin Cities Business' 100 People to Know, and was inducted into the Minnesota Real Estate Hall of Fame past the University of St. Thomas Opus College of Business in 2019.

To lead the search for its adjacent leader, the Aeon Board of Directors has engaged the highly-regarded Minneapolis search firm Cincinnatus, which specializes in the nonprofit sector. Arthur will remain in his position through the end of the year, leading the transition planning during the search process.

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Source: https://www.aeon.org/news/aeon-affordable-housing-leader-alan-arthur-to-transition-after-33-years/

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