President and CEO. Ms. Galante is responsible for the overall direction of all BRIDGE related activities, including real estate development, property and asset management, and corporate administration.
Since Ms. Galante joined BRIDGE as Vice President in 1987, she has been involved in the production of over 8,000 units of housing, including BRIDGE's major mixed-use developments in Richmond, Marin City, and West Oakland.
Prior to her work at BRIDGE, Ms. Galante was the Executive Director of Eden Housing, Inc. where she developed affordable homes and formed a property management subsidiary. Ms. Galante has worked for the cities of Santa Barbara, Richmond, and Philadelphia. She is a gubernatorial appointment to the Board of the California Housing Partnership and serves on the Board of the National Housing Partnership Network, as well as on the Advisory Boards for the Bay Area Council, the Silicon Valley Housing Leadership Council, and the San Francisco Asset Building Initiative, in addition to other policy boards and commissions.
Ms. Galante is a licensed Real Estate Broker, and holds a B.A. from Ohio Wesleyan and a Masters of City Planning from U.C. Berkeley.
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