Stephen L. Blaser

Stephen Blaser was born in Logan and graduated from Logan High School before attending Utah State. During his years at the university, he was very active in a number of campus honor associations. He also served as the financial vice president for the student body and the president of the junior class. Blaser graduated from Utah State with a bachelor’s degree in accounting in 1968, earned his CPA in 1969, and completed the requirements for an MBA in 1970.

After leaving Logan, he served as an Army finance officer and worked as an auditor for PricewaterhouseCoopers and in Arthur Andersen’s Tax department. However, over the years, fond memories of helping his father, a former director of Utah State’s Alumni Association, and building homes during summers eventually led Blaser to pursue a different path in life–building the ranks of home owners.

With that objective in mind, he founded Care Free Homes in 1972. For over three decades Care Free’s mission has been to make home ownership affordable. To further that goal Blaser’s holding company recently purchased a retail region including operations in eight western states from the factory–built home maker, Champion Enterprises.

Throughout his lengthy career, Stephen has furthered his company’s core mission by founding organizations such as Blaser Financial, Blaser Holding, and Blaser Real Estate. He has also been very active in community affairs. He currently serves on the board of directors for Engage Now and Ascend.
Stephen and his wife, Earlene, live in Bountiful, Utah. They are the parents of 8 children and 12 grandchildren.