{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fthe-sahma-exchange.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Ftony-jones-story-QooVQfdb","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Tony Jones' Story","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/0591cd30-9880-4080-8eae-35451736e24e/8fbdd3bf-a72b-435d-a113-acd9eaf1dd27/episode_9_tony_jones_cover_art.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"","height":200,"description":"What happens when you combine affordable housing leadership, HOTMA jokes, SAHMA stories, and Cookie Monster? You get one of the most entertaining episodes of The SAHMA Exchange yet.\n\nRecorded live at the SAHMA Leadership Conference, this episode features Tony Jones, Vice President of Operations at Community Management Corporation and longtime SAHMA leader. Tony shares how he unexpectedly entered affordable housing back in 1993 and why, more than 30 years later, he’s still passionate about the industry and the people it serves.\n\nThe conversation dives into:\n• How affordable housing operations have changed over the decades\n• Government expansion and increasing compliance pressures\n• Staying educated in a constantly evolving industry\n• HOTMA, networking, and industry leadership\n• Why SAHMA has played such an important role in his career\n• The importance of making residents feel truly at home\n• Changing public perception around affordable housing\n\nAnd yes… there’s also a HOTMA song, a raffle interruption mid-interview, and the heartfelt story behind Tony’s “Cookie Monster” nickname.\n\nThis episode is equal parts insightful, funny, and deeply human."}