Our team is dedicated to ensuring the safety and well-being of our campus community in the face of any emergency situation. Comprised of experienced professionals from diverse backgrounds, our team brings together expertise in emergency management, disaster preparedness, communication, and response coordination. We work tirelessly to develop and implement comprehensive emergency plans, provide training and resources, and foster a culture of readiness among students, faculty, and staff. Get to know the passionate individuals who make up our dedicated team.
Hope Kaye (She/Her/Hers)
Director, Office of Emergency Services
hopek@sfsu.edu
Hope Kaye has served as the Director of Emergency Services & Clery Director at San Francisco State since February 2022.
Prior to joining CSU, she was an environmental activist and organizer and it was her commitment to climate resilience that guided her to emergency management. She would later go on to work as an emergency preparedness consultant for K-12 schools and receive her Master’s in Emergency Management from Jacksonville State University in December 2021. She was an EMT, a Wilderness First Responder and has been trained in Tactical Emergency Combat Care and Haz-Mat Operations.
Hope is passionate about empowering our communities to prepare themselves for any emergency. Working as San Francisco State's emergency manager, she continually finds opportunities to work across disciplines to increase resilience in our San Francisco communities.
Javier Valdes Garcia (He/Him/His)
Outreach Support Coordinator
jvaldesgarcia@sfsu.edu
Javier Valdes Garcia joined our team through the California Emergency Response Corps and has served as the Outreach Support Coordinator at San Francisco State since December 2023.
Javier recently graduated from the University of California Berkeley, majoring in Sustainable Environmental Design. His passion for preserving our planet and its beauty has always been at the core of his being. However, he realized that our responsibility as humans goes beyond just taking care of the environment. We must also prioritize the safety and well-being of each other. With this realization, he decided to shift his focus towards building resilience and preparedness in the face of emergencies. He believes that together we can create a safer and more sustainable future for ourselves and generations to come.
Sherry-Anne Yoshioka (She/Her/Hers)
Emergency Services Coordinator
syoshioka@sfsu.edu
Sherry-Anne Yoshioka has served as the Emergency Services Coordinator at San Francisco State since April 2023.
Sherry is a San Francisco State alum, graduating in 2007 with a BA in International Business. In 2008, she joined United Airlines where she worked in various roles from Customer Service Supervisor to Project Manager to Corporate Security compliance. In 2013, she continued her education at Tulane University where she earned her master’s in Emergency Management. In 2020, she moved to San Bernardino to work for Amazon Air, where she focused on physical security and site specific incident response efforts.
Sherry continues to learn and develop her knowledge, skills and abilities as the Emergency Services Coordinator and is looking forward to continue working with the San Francisco State community and developing the emergency response program to ensure our resilience during an emergency event.
Ximena Nieves (She/Her/Hers)
Student Ambassador
Ximena Nieves has served as the Student Ambassador for the Office of Emergency Services since February 2023.
Ximena is a senior at San Francisco State, studying sociology and special education. Prior to joining the Office of Emergency Services, she worked at the Inland Empire Labor Council as a student researcher and spent a semester in Washington D.C. interning for Congressman Mike Thompson.
As our student ambassador, she has introduced and directed the departments Instagram page, promoted upcoming events and trainings and reached out to community members to garner engagement.
Ximena is passionate about social justice and continues to learn and find opportunities to uplift our communities through emergency preparedness under the guidance of Hope Kaye and Sherry Yoshioka.