After months of simmering frustrations, the Seattle Social Housing Developer board has fired their CEO Roberto Jimenez. Board members said Jimenez refused to move to Seattle, made slow progress on starting up the org and didn't align with aspects of the vision of social housing as set out by voters.
Big news at Seattle's Social Housing Developer: Roberto Jimenez has been fired by the board and Tiffani McCoy has been appointed interim.
Jan 16, 2026 05:58The decision will likely cause disruption and raise questions about the stability of the young public development authority. However, board members likely thought that the short-term pain would be worth a leadership change in the long run. The board also has a powerful backer: Mayor Katie Wilson.
Tiffani McCoy, co-executive director of House Our Neighbors, is a close ally of Wilson and will run SSHD on an interim basis until a permanent CEO is hired. High expectations are riding on the success of the developer, which will soon start getting significant funding from the tax passed by Prop 1A.
