Judy K. Sakaki

Judy K. Sakaki
7th President of Sonoma State University
In office
July 1, 2016 – July 31, 2022[1]
Preceded byRuben Armiñana
Personal details
Born
Judy Kaoru Sakaki

c. 1953 (age 70–71)
Oakland, California, U.S.
EducationCalifornia State University, East Bay (BA, MS)
University of California, Berkeley (PhD)

Judy K. Sakaki (born c. 1953) is a former American academic administrator, who previously served as the seventh president of Sonoma State University (SSU).[1] She spent most of her previous academic career as a student affairs administrator in the University of California system. She is the first Japanese-American woman to head a four-year college or university in the United States, as well as the first Asian American woman hired as a university president in California and the second woman to serve as president of SSU.[2][3]

  1. ^ a b Shalby, Colleen; Lopez, Robert J. (2022-06-06). "Sonoma State president steps down amid sexual harassment, retaliation scandal". SFGATE. Retrieved 2022-06-09.
  2. ^ Lee, Jonathan H. X. (2017-11-10). Japanese Americans: The History and Culture of a People. ABC-CLIO. pp. 179–180. ISBN 978-1-4408-4190-3.
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