Leadership
HDC’s leadership hail from every corner of the affordable housing sector and are dedicated to building the foundation for healthy, successful, and equitable communities in King County and throughout Washington State.
Executive Staff
Patience Malaba
- Executive Director
Board of Directors
Executive Officers
Susan Boyd
- President
- Bellwether Housing
Amanda Santo
- Co Vice-President
- Multi-Service Center
Colin Morgan-Cross
- Co Vice-President
- Mercy Housing NW
Elizabeth Rinehart
- Secretary
- WALSH Construction
Sai Chaleunphonh
- Treasurer
- Marpac Construction
Directors
Bilan Aden
- African Community Housing and Development
Bobby Coleman
- Seattle Housing Authority
Tsega Desta
- Ethiopian Community in Seattle
Kristy Johnson
- King County Housing Authority
Jared Jonson
- SCIDpda
Lauren McGowan
- LISC Puget Sound
Alex Pace
- Heritage Bank
Karen Peterson
- Plymouth Housing
Joseph Purvis
- Clark Nuber
Kate Smith
- SMR Architects
Darryl Smith
- HomeSight
Peter Tran
- Lockton
Vanessa Tran
- Kantor Taylor
Shawn Scott
- 2026 Board Fellow
- Rafn Company