Judy K. Sakaki (born c. 1953) is a former American academic administrator, who previously served as the seventh president of Sonoma State University (SSU).
[2][3] Sakaki's maternal grandparents, her mother and her uncle were held in the Topaz Internment camp in Delta, Utah, during World War II.
Sakaki shifted her focus to students and faculty, cancelling plans to construct a 10,000-seat outdoor concert pavilion adjacent to the Green Music Center, estimated to cost $10.6 million, and stating that the money would be better spent on academic programs.
[citation needed] In 2018, then Sonoma State provost, Lisa Vollendorf, reported allegations of sexual harassment involving Sakaki's husband, Patrick McCallum, who often volunteered at university events.
[9][10] In a statement, Sakaki stated that claims of retaliation were "utterly without basis," and that she was "saddened and surprised" by the sexual harassment allegations against McCallum.