A.J. Johnson is the President of A.J. Johnson Consulting Services, Inc., and has over 40 years in the affordable housing industry.  As a developer, Mr. Johnson has developed over 70 multifamily housing complexes utilizing federal, state, and conventional financing, of which more than 40 used the federal low-income housing tax credit. His organization, A.J. Johnson Consulting Services, has performed asset management reviews on more than 6,000 properties containing approximately 660,000 units since January 1995.  A.J. is also the author of A Property Manager’s Guide to the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit, which was written to assist site and property managers in maintaining tax credit compliance.

Marie Peace, Vice President of Compliance, oversees the compliance team of five and is responsible for all facets of compliance for the company’s affordable portfolio. Her team reviews every single file upon initial move in and recertification. During annual audits, TFJG has had no reportable file findings in the last three years. She is a frequent speaker at the Virginia Governor’s Housing Conference, and leads numerous tax credit webcast trainings with various tax credit consultants for owners and developers of affordable housing communities annually. Prior to joining TFJG, Marie worked as a consultant with A.J. Johnson Consulting to review files for partners and investors across the country.

Certifications:

HCCP
C3P

Matt Rayburn is the Deputy Executive Director and Chief Real Estate Development Officer for the Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority. In this position, he oversees IHCDA’s Real Estate Development department which includes allocation and compliance for the Low-income Housing Tax Credit, TCAP, HOME Investment Partnerships Program, Community Development Block Grant, National Housing Trust Fund, Indiana Affordable Housing and Community Development Fund, Indiana Housing First, Housing Choice Voucher, and Performance Based Contract Administration programs as well as planning, training, and technical assistance for the Indiana Supportive Housing Institute and other supportive housing initiatives. Matt is the lead for IHCDA disaster recovery and the designated State Disaster Housing Manager responsible for working with the Indiana Department of Homeland Security on planning and recovery efforts. Matt joined IHCDA in 2007 and previously held the positions of Deputy Director of Compliance and Asset Management, Compliance and Asset Manager, and Multi-Family Monitor.