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.