Board info and meetings

Meeting details

The board normally meets at 3 p.m. on the third Monday of every month at KCHA’s Administrative Offices (700 Andover Park West, Tukwila) unless there is cause to convene a special board meeting.

The next meeting takes place on Monday, Oct. 19 at 3:00 p.m. at the:

KCHA Administrative Offices
700 Andover Park West
Tukwila, WA 98188

We accept public comment during the meeting, as well as written comments. Send your written comments to kamir@kcha.org prior to the meeting date. If you have questions, call (206) 574-1206.

View board meeting agendas, meeting packet materials, and minutes.

View approved board resolutions.

Public comment guidelines

Public comment may be submitted in-person during a Board meeting, or on Zoom during a Board meeting, or in writing by email 3 days in advance of the meeting.

RCW 42.30.240 — Public comment.

1. Except in an emergency situation, the governing body of a public agency shall provide an opportunity at or before every regular meeting at which final action is taken for public comment. The public comment required under this section may be taken orally at a public meeting, or by providing an opportunity for written testimony to be submitted before or at the meeting. If the governing body accepts written testimony, this testimony must be distributed to the governing body. The governing body may set a reasonable deadline for the submission of written testimony before the meeting.
2. Upon the request of any individual who will have difficulty attending a meeting of the governing body of a public agency by reason of disability, limited mobility, or for any other reason that makes physical attendance at a meeting difficult, the governing body shall, when feasible, provide an opportunity for that individual to provide oral comment at the meeting remotely if oral comment from other members of the public will be accepted at the meeting.
3. Nothing in this section prevents a governing body from allowing public comment on items not on the meeting agenda.
4. Nothing in this section diminishes the authority of governing bodies to deal with interruptions under RCW 42.30.050, limits the ability of the governing body to put limitations on the time available for public comment or on how public comment is accepted, or requires a governing body to accept public comment that renders orderly conduct of the meeting unfeasible.

Board members

Jerry Lee, Chair

Commissioner Lee was appointed to the board in 2024. He began his career in architecture at MG2 in 1975, working his way up from drafter to Chair of the Board. He is now Executive Director of the MG2 Foundation. He has served on numerous community boards, including the Children’s Hospital Foundation and the College Success Foundation. He was a founding board member of the Chinese American Citizen’s Alliance Seattle Chapter and received Lifetime Achievement Awards from Seattle Business Magazine and NW Asian Weekly.

Richard Jackson, Vice-Chair

Commissioner Jackson was appointed to the board in 2023. He currently serves as District Secretary-Treasurer for IAM District 751, the first African American to hold this position. After serving in the U.S. Navy, he was hired by Boeing in 1989. He began his IAMAW career in 1997, becoming a Union Steward at Local 751A. In 2007, he was appointed as a Business Representative in Everett. In 2014, he was appointed Chief of Staff and Assistant to the District president. In 2021, he was elected District Secretary-Treasurer.

Neal Black

Commissioner Black was appointed to the board in 2025. He currently serves as a member of the Kirkland City Council and as a partner at Phinney Black, LLP. He has been involved in public policy and community service for over three decades. Commissioner Black is currently on the Board of Trustees for the King County Bar Association. He has taught intellectual property and business law courses at the University of Washington and Seattle University.

Tina Keys

Commissioner Keys was appointed to the board in 2024. She was a participant in the Housing Choice Voucher program for approximately 10 years. She currently works as a Program Specialist at the Washington State Office of the Attorney General, with significant experience in the social service sector as a housing navigator, case manager, and resource coordinator working with vulnerable populations.

Regina Elmi

Commissioner Elmi was appointed to the board in 2021. She is the Executive Director and co-founder of the Somali Parents Education Board (SPEB). Her skills include fundraising, organizing, management, community building, strategic development and design processes for frameworks.

Robin Walls, President & CEO

Robin joined KCHA in 2022. She has extensive experience in the affordable housing field and possesses deep knowledge of HUD programs. She came to KCHA from the Houston Housing Authority where she served as Vice President of Housing Choice Voucher Programs. She previously served as interim Housing Choice Voucher Program Director for the New Orleans Housing Authority and held supervisory roles at the Chicago Housing Authority’s HCV program. Robin participates in the National Leased Housing Association board and National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials. She holds a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree from the University of Chicago.