Meet the BFHP Team
BFHP Staff Members • Click here to meet the BFHP Board
Terrie Light
Executive Director
Executive Director, Terrie Light, has spent the past 19 years easing and ending the crisis of homelessness through her work at the Berkeley Food and Housing Project. She began her work in 1998 as a program supervisor of transitional housing services for women and children, and held several other managerial positions until she was promoted […]
Marc–Andrew Aguilera
Director of Finance and Administration
Marc-Andrew is proud to be part of the Berkeley Food & Housing Project team and mission, and looks to maintain a strong infrastructure to ensure the organization’s continued success in delivering vital services to the community. Marc-Andrew brings over twenty years of experience in financial and operational leadership, working with large international for-profit corporations as […]
Sharon Hawkins Leyden
Director of Coordinated Entry Systems
Sharon Hawkins Leyden, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, has been active in the field of social work for the past 32 years. Throughout her career, her work has focused on raising people out of poverty. She started in Hartford, CT, as an advocate and counselor in a family homeless shelter and later co-ran a program […]
Jim Huntley
Director of Advancement
Jim Huntley joined the staff of Berkeley Food and Housing Project in 2011. Prior to that he was Director of Development at California Shakespeare Theater where he successfully completed a $9 million capital campaign to construct a new facility. Born and educated in Michigan, Jim holds a M.A. cum laude from the University of Michigan […]
Sharon Alford
The Hub, Senior Program Manager
Sharon Alford has over 30 years of non-profit managerial experience and education in developing and implementing programs for community-based organizations. Her passion is building coalitions and marshalling resources for diverse communities. During her eight plus years with Berkeley Food & Housing Project (BFHP) Sharon has provided managerial leadership for Shelter Services, the City of Berkeley […]
Angela Upshaw
Roads Home Senior Program Manager
Angela originally joined Berkeley Food & Housing Project (BFHP) in 2013, as the Healthcare Coordinator, where she helped to connect individuals experiencing homelessness to healthcare services and insurance through the Affordable Care Act. She then assisted in the start of the SSVF program in the role of Program Coordinator, helping to develop the policy and […]