National affordable housing authority Community Preservation Partners has hired two affordable housing specialists, Tom Gibson and Michael Anderson, to support the growth of its East Coast division and the company’s efforts to obtain and preserve affordable communities across the United States.

Gibson joins the firm as senior development manager and Anderson joins as senior acquisitions associate. Gibson will be responsible for assembling and managing all external team members across various stages of development, including financiers, architects, designers, engineers and contractors. Anderson will be responsible for identifying, analyzing and structuring the acquisition of affordable housing opportunities to grow CPP’s investment portfolio, expanding the company’s footprint east of the Rocky Mountains.

CPP East’s portfolio currently includes $450 million in investments toward 2,000 affordable housing units across 13 communities in eight states.