Michael Kotin

Michael Kotin graduated from the University of Chicago in 1982 with twin BA degrees in Economics and Business. In 1983, he earned his MBA in Taxation from the University Of Chicago Graduate School of Business and began his CPA career with positions at Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Company and Coopers & Lybrand, with an industry focus on bank auditing and reporting. Mike then joined Kay-Kay Realty Corp., an Arizona-based consulting firm specializing in asset management of low-income housing tax credit properties, where he has worked as a principal and Vice President of the company since 1990. A licensed real estate broker, he is a certified instructor in real estate and teaches classes in Section 8 procedures, the Fair Housing Act, leasing, LIHTC compliance, and management techniques. Mike travels extensively and is a regular speaker and contributor within the tax credit industry. He was a member of the Board of Directors of Choice Bank, an Arizona state bank which he helped found from 2005-2007. Mike has also been involved in many charitable organizations including Valley Big Brothers/Big Sisters and Hillel at ASU. Currently, he is the executive director of Five Points Neighborhood Development, Inc., a not-for-profit whose purpose is to provide affordable housing to low-income tenants in the Denver area. Mike, a Valley resident since 1983, lives in Scottsdale with his wife Nina, daughter Lindsay, and son Justin. In his spare time, he enjoys big game fishing.