Andrew Hening

A native of Richmond, Virginia, Andrew Hening moved to San Jose, California in the summer of 2010 through AmeriCorps VISTA for a year of service as the Project Homeless Connect Coordinator for Santa Clara County. Following that role, he took a position with Downtown Streets Team (DST), a Silicon Valley-based nonprofit that provides volunteer work experience opportunities for people experiencing homelessness. In July of 2013, Andrew launched DST's first team outside of Santa Clara County in San Rafael. In March of 2016, Andrew became the City of San Rafael’s Director of Homeless Planning & Outreach, where he has worked with an amazing team of local partners to envision, develop, and implement the Homeless Outreach Team (HOT), Coordinated Entry, the Marin Mobile Care mobile shower program, and Opening Doors Marin, a countywide housing collaborative. Andrew has a BA from the University of Virginia and an MBA for UC Berkeley.