Thaine Fischer is an entrepreneur with experience in real estate financing using NMTC, HTC & TIF financing for acquisitions, development, and management. Since 2006, he has successfully redeveloped historic commercial buildings in the downtown core of Ogden, Utah.Early in his career, Fischer was the Founder (1989) of Fischer Villa Resorts; he acquired, developed, and operated multiple resort locations, including Arizona Mesa, Scottsdale, and Tucson. He sold the company to ResortQuest Arizona in 1999. Most recently, FRE redeveloped "The Monarch," a 60,000 square historic auto garage in Ogden's Nine Rails Creative District, and programmed it as a creative space for artists, makers, and creatives. The Monarch boasts over 40+ studios, retail, restaurant, private events space, and a world-class non-profit art gallery. The project was awarded the 2021 Heritage Award for adaptive use by Preservation Utah. Thaine co-founded OCA | Ogden Contemporary Arts in 2012. He is a big believer that ARTS transforms, connects, and is an economic strategy for communities. Since its inception, OCA has generated millions of dollars in community impact and economic development, most recently the Dumke Arts Plaza. Other career highlights for Thaine were co-founding the Arizona Chapter of the Young Entrepreneurs Organization, now EO. Today, Thaine continues to be involved in the Utah Chapter of EO and various non-profit boards benefiting his community.