Berenecea Eanes

Berenecea Johnson Eanes is an American social worker and academic administrator serving as the president of California State University, Los Angeles, since 2024. She previously served as the president of York College, City University of New York from 2019 until 2023.

Life Eanes earned a B.S. in public health from Dillard University in 1988. She completed a M.S.W. from Boston University in 1991. From 2012 to 2019, she later served as the vice president for student affairs at California State University, Fullerton.

On September 2, 2019, Eanes was appointed interim president of York College, City University of New York. Eanes stepped down in December 2023.

In September 2023, she was named the incoming president of California State University, Los Angeles. She assumes the role on January 8, 2024, succeeding interim Leroy Morishita.