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# [Berkeley Food & Housing Project Announces a New Executive Director](https://blog.insighthousing.org/news-resources/berkeley-food-housing-project-announces-a-new-executive-director)

 Written by [jdancisak](https://blog.insighthousing.org/news-resources/author/jdancisak) | Sep 5, 2019 3:20:38 AM

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.  

 Calleene Egan, New Executive Director of Berkeley Food & Housing Project

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