Undergraduate Recruitment Team

Schedule a call with the recruiter for your school or county below. Our Undergraduate Recruitment Specialists can discuss campus life, academics, student services, and more with prospective first-time-freshmen and transfer students interested in attending SF State. They can also help with questions regarding admissions requirements, the application process, and pre-admissions transcript evaluations. If you do not see your school, county or state listed below, please feel free to meet with any of our recruiters. We look forward to speaking with you! 

Please do not book more than 1 timeslot so we can save space for other students.

Looking for additional help?

Joseph Montoya

Joseph Montoya

  • Title: Lead Undergraduate Recruitment Specialist & Transfer Success Pathway Liaison
  • Pronouns: He/Him 
  • Hometown: Fresno, CA 
  • Territory: Out of State (U.S. only), Transfer Success Pathway students 

Schedule a meeting with Joseph

Email: jdmontoya@sfsu.edu 

Sherlynn Thurman

Sherlynn Thurman

  • Title: Undergraduate Recruitment Specialist
  • Pronouns: She/Her 
  • Hometown: San Francisco, CA 
  • Territory: SW San Francisco, Southern East Bay, Inland Empire 
  • SF Schools: City College of San Francisco, Abraham Lincoln High School, Archbishop Riordan High School, Ida B. Wells High School, Independence High School, Lick Wilmerding High School, Lowell High School, San Francisco High School for the Arts, San Francisco Waldorf School, St. Ignatius College Preparatory, Urban School of San Francisco 
  • Counties: Alameda, Kern, Riverside, San Bernardino

Schedule a meeting with Sherlynn  

Email: sherlynnt43@sfsu.edu  

Desiree Ochoa

Desiree Ochoa

  • Title: Undergraduate Recruitment Specialist
  • Pronouns: She/Her 
  • Hometown: Hanford, CA   
  • Territory: NE San Francisco, Northern East Bay, San Jose, Central Valley 
  • SF Schools: Chinese Central High School, Civic Center Secondary School, Downtown High School, Fusion Academy – SF, International High School of San Francisco, John O’Connell High School, Mission High School, Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep, San Francisco International High School, Sterne School 
  • Counties: Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Contra Costa, Fresno, Inyo, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Mono, San Joaquin, Santa Clara, Stanislaus, Tulare, Tuolumne

Schedule a meeting with Desiree

Email: desireeochoa@sfsu.edu

Irene Cruz

Irene Cruz

  • Title: Undergraduate Recruitment Specialist
  • Pronouns: She/Her 
  • Hometown: Fairfield, CA   
  • Territory: NW San Francisco, Peninsula, Central Coast 
  • SF Schools: The Bay School of San Francisco, Convent and Stuart Hall – Schools of the Sacred Heart, Drew College Preparatory, Galileo Academy of Science and Technology, Gateway High School, George Washington High School, Jewish Community High School of the Bay, Raoul Wallenberg High School, San Francisco University High School 
  • Counties: Monterey, San Benito, San Luis Obispo, San Mateo, Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz

Schedule a meeting with Irene

Email: iicruz@sfsu.edu

Image of Caroline Fernandez

Caroline Fernandez

  • Title: SoCal Regional Undergraduate Recruitment Specialist
  • Pronouns: She/Her/Hers 
  • Hometown: Wilmington, CA   
  • Territory: Southern California 
  • Counties: Imperial County, Los Angeles County, Orange County, San Diego County, Ventura County

Use the email below to schedule a meeting:

Email: cfernandez2@sfsu.edu

Dalyce Brown

Dalyce Brown

  • Title: Outreach, Recruitment, and Retention Specialist - Black Unity Center
  • Pronouns: She/Her 
  • Hometown: Riverside, CA   
  • Book a meeting with Dalyce if you seek special information regarding areas such as: Black Unity Center, LatinX Center, and the Asian American & Pacific Islander Center to help begin your journey of community support.

Schedule a meeting with Dalyce

Email: dalycebrown@sfsu.edu