The Board and Leadership Team of Berkeley
Food & Housing Project is very pleased to announce the appointment of
Calleene Egan as Executive Director, effective September 3rd. Egan
joined the agency in January 2019 as Director of Programs and has already played a pivotal role in
bringing BFHP’s programs and services into alignment with the changing needs of
a burgeoning – and intraregional – homeless population. She succeeds Terrie Light, BFHP’s
former Executive Director, who retired on June 15th after 21 years
with the agency.
“The Board of BFHP is excited for its
future under Calleene’s leadership” said Board Chair, Kajsa Minor. “We have been incredibly impressed by her
passion and dedication to serving the homeless. Her energy and tenacity
will no doubt make a significant impact, which our community needs now more
than ever. Calleene will also be instrumental in achieving BFHP’s goal of
building the Hope Center, which will break ground next year. BFHP is fortunate
to have Calleene at its helm. We would also like to thank Marc-Andrew
Aguilera, BFHP’s Director of Finance & Administration, who acted as Interim
Executive Director between June 15th and September 1st,
as we extended our external and internal search process to find the ideal
candidate.”
The Hope Center is part of a larger
collaboration between BFHP and BRIDGE Housing that will bring a wide array of
affordable housing to downtown Berkeley.
Prior to joining BFHP, Calleene was
Regional Director for Social Enterprise with Caminar Inc. She holds a BA from
California State University, Chico, and a MA in Social Entrepreneurship from
Pepperdine University. Calleene brings many years of experience in developing
strategic partnerships as well as managing complex contracts for services with
local, regional, and national providers.
“I am honored to lead Berkeley Food and
Housing Project into the next era” says Egan. “I am inspired daily by our
dedicated staff’s commitment to our clients and I look forward to the work we
will continue to do together to find innovative solutions to ease and end the
crisis of homelessness in our communities.”
Founded in Berkeley in 1970, BFHP
has since expanded to become a regional provider of homeless services across
six counties. Over the past four years, the agency’s annual operating budget
has more than doubled from $4.6 million in FY 15-16 to $12.2 million in FY
19-20.
BFHP remains headquartered in
Berkeley, while its office in Sacramento serves as the focal point for Roads Home, a program that provides
services for homeless veterans and their families, with satellite offices in
Richmond, Vallejo, Stockton, and Sutter Creek.
