Task force partners labor, affordable housing providers, community-driven organizations and market-rate developers to accelerate housing production
Seattle – Housing that people can afford is essential to a city that works for everyone. The Wilson administration is committed to clearing the path and removing delays so we can build the housing Seattle needs now.
Today, Mayor Katie B. Wilson announced the membership of the Housing Production Task Force (HPTF), established through Executive Order 2026-04 to accelerate production across the housing spectrum, stabilize existing affordable housing, and help anchor residents at risk of displacement.
“Housing is at the heart of our affordability crisis,” said Mayor Wilson. “I’m charging this task force with developing and advancing policies and actions to meet the growing and urgent demand for housing in our city. Every person who calls Seattle home deserves basic stability.”
The task force includes representatives from labor, affordable housing providers, community‑driven organizations and market‑rate developers, working in partnership with the Mayor’s Office, the Office of Planning and Community Development, the Office of Housing, and the Department of Construction and Inspections.
Housing Production Task Force members
Alex Pace – Heritage Bank
Alexandra Johnson – Duwamish River Community Coalition
Aliesha Ruiz – Habitat for Humanity
Ann Melone – U.S. Bancorp
Ben Maritz – Great Expectations
Billy Hetherington – LiUNA 242
Brandon Morgan – Vulcan
Brian Lloyd – Beacon Development Group
Caleb Jackson – Resource Equity
Carter Nelson – Commercial Real Estate Development Association*
Chukundi Salisbury – Black Legacy Homeowners
Chris Duvall – Coughlin Porter Lundeen
Colleen Echohawk – Community Roots Housing
Dan Malone – Downtown Emergency Services Center
Daniel Gallagher – Nitze‑Stagen
Darryl Smith – Homesight
Dave Enslow – Timberlane
Dennis Sills – Downtown Seattle Association
Derrick Belgarde – Chief Seattle Club
Eddie Lin – Seattle City Council **
Edwin Lindo – Estelita’s Library
Eliana Horn – Puget Sound Sage
Emily Alvarado – Washington State Senator
Evan Kaseguma – Ryan Companies
Gregory Davis – Rainier Beach Action Coalition
Holly Golden – Seattle Housing Roundtable
Ian Morrison – SHR/MH
Inye Wokoma – Central Area Cultural EcoSystem (CACE 21)
Jake Mayson – Washington Multifamily Housing Association (WMFHA)
Jamie Lee – Seattle Chinatown International District PDA
Joel Ing – Edge Developers *
Josh Friedmann – Hillis Clark Martin & Peterson
K. Wyking Garrett – AfricaTown
Katie Garrow – MLK Labor
Lauren McGowan – Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC)
Logan Schmidt – MBAKS
Marissa Chavez – King County Executive Office
Michelle Merriweather – Urban League
Michelle Morlan – Lotus Development
Monty Anderson – Building Trades
Nate Jenkins – Mortenson
Paula Sardinas – FMS Global Strategies
Patience Malaba – Housing Development Consortium
Rachel Gilchrist – American Institute of Architects
Ray Connell – Holland Partners Group
Rod Brandon – Seattle Housing Authority
Sarah Clark – Seattle Metropolitan Chamber
Slayman Appadolo – Cham Refugee Community Seattle
Stephanie Zhang – Interim CDA
Tejal Pastakia – Pastakia & Associates
Teresa Mosqueda – King County Council
Tiffany Kelly‑Gray – Byrd Barr Place *
Tiffani McCoy – Seattle Social Housing Developer
*HPTF Co-Chairs
** HPTF Leadership Role
The Mayor’s Office conducted an extensive outreach and consultation process with community and business partners to identify members whose expertise will help shape effective housing solutions. Final selections were made by the Mayor’s Office.
Next steps
Members of the Housing Production Task Force will convene in the next few weeks for an orientation outlining the executive order directives, the City’s current housing policy landscape, the proposed task force structure, and the formation of subgroups for the next phase of work.
Over the next 12 months, the task force will partner with the Mayor’s Office, City departments and City Council to identify shared, collaborative solutions to:
- Expedite and incentivize housing production
- Encourage and support community-driven development
- Support the critical affordable housing infrastructure our city and region need
- Prevent displacement of low-income households, including Black, Indigenous, and People of Color communities
The task force will provide a status update, including early policy recommendations, by February 2027, and will deliver final recommendations for 2028 and 2029 by September 2027.
For questions, please contact Matt McIntosh at matt.mcintosh@seattle.gov.