Board of Directors

Lindsey Sargent

Co-President

Lindsey Sargent is a lifelong Washingtonian with a B.A. in Finance from the University of Washington and an MBA from Seattle University. She has worked in real estate, mortgage lending, and non-profit affordable home ownership for the past 20 years.

She is currently the Designated Broker for Keller Williams Greater Seattle where she manages an office of 200 agents.

She also works as a real estate broker assisting first time homebuyers in their home purchase, teaching homebuyer classes for the WSHFC, and assisting with down payment assistance through several local programs. Read More

Val Pate

Co-President

Val is the Co-President of the Washington Homeownership Resource Center Board of Directors and Former Director of Asset Management and Compliance at Washington State Housing Finance Commission.  In that role, Val oversaw the state’s effort to monitor project compliance with the Federal Low Income Housing Tax Credit program

In addition, Val focused on facilitating the long-term sustainability of Multifamily Housing Projects in WSHFC’s portfolio, along with continually promoting an anti-racist approach to the work done within and by the organization. Read More

Lee Pierce

Vice-President

Lee is the Chief Lending Officer at Seattle Credit Union (Seattle CU)

In addition to obtaining his B.S. in Business Management, Lee holds over 30 years of experience in the financial industry. In his current role at Seattle CU, Lee is actively involved in creating and setting forth the strategic lending initiatives. These initiatives include the development and implementation of new lending products and services to further assist the Credit Union in delivering upon its mission of making prosperity a reality. Read More

Bob Woodard

IT Director

With over 30 years of experience in diverse roles within the information technology industry, Bob Woodard offers a distinctive perspective to the board, approaching housing from a technical and informational standpoint. Currently serving as the Senior Information Technology Manager at the Washington State Housing Finance Commission, Bob supports the Commission’s vision of providing affordable housing access to Washington residents by leveraging technical resources to fulfill its mission.Read More

Ali Sheibani

Treasurer

Ali Sheibani is the Director of Homeownership Services at Habitat for Humanity of King and Kittitas Counties. His professional experience started in sales and sales management with a shift to finance in 2006. He found his passion for non-profit work in affordable homeownership in 2013.

Through his work at Habitat as well as HomeSight–a Washington Community Development Financial Institution where he was their Loan Officer and then Portfolio Manager for over 5 years–he has had the opportunity to support 1st generation homebuyers in creating wealth and opportunity for their families. Read More

Tanya Belova

Board Member

Tanya Belova is a Sr. Relationship Manager with Key Private Bank, bringing a wealth of experience and dedication to her role.  Her professional journey began in 1998 at Washington Mutual Bank, where she honed her skills in retail sales and management.  Tanya’s passion for assisting clients in achieving and maintaining homeownership was further cultivated during her tenure overseeing Home Lending at Chase Bank.

Since moving to Seattle/Pacific Northwest area in 1995, Tanya has been deeply committed to the community and is an advocate for homeownership.

Marc Coté

Board Member

Marc Coté is the Executive Director of Parkview Services.

Originally from Maine, Marc attended the University of Maine where he received his Master of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering. He worked as an electrical engineer until 1995 when he changed careers and moved to Seattle.

In 2004, he started his work in affordable housing by creating the Parkview Services Homeownership Program for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Read More

Mike Greenberg

Board Member

Mike Greenberg is the Communications and Relationships Coordinator for Community Frameworks, a non-profit housing consultant and lender in the US Pacific Northwest. In this multi-faceted role, Mike performs a diverse set of responsibilities that encompass board governance, strategic planning, marketing, fundraising, and operations. 

Previously, after a year with the organization as an AmeriCorps VISTA in 2010, Mike was hired as staff to support Frameworks’ Lending and Capacity Building division with a variety of outreach functions, loan and organizational underwriting, and advocacy and messaging around homeownership. Mike is also the former Chair of the Seattle-King County Housing Development Consortium’s Homeownership Affinity Group. Read More

Rich Zwicker

Board Member

Rich Zwicker is the Grant Administrator for the Washington State Housing Finance Commission’s Homeownership Division.  Before becoming Grants Administrator, he was a Senior Policy Advisor to the Commission’s Executive Director, Kim Herman.

Before joining the Commission, Rich served as a paralegal with the Consumer Protection Division of the Washington State Office of the Attorney General. He is also a former Renton City Councilmember (2008-2013). As a councilmember, Rich served on the Board of Directors of the Association of Washington Cities and represented the Sound Cities Association on the King County Regional Water Quality Committee and multiple committees of the Puget Sound Regional Council. Read More

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