Thursday, November 5th, 2026
5:30pm - 7:30pm
Location TBD
Climate HQ empowers SFSU's diverse students, staff, and faculty to become climate justice leaders. We're advancing climate justice both within California and beyond, creating global impact in addressing climate challenges and fostering just and sustainable solutions.
Join us for an inspiring evening highlighting the power of student leadership in addressing the climate crisis. Together, we'll celebrate the accomplishments of our students, fellows, and alumni who are shaping a more sustainable and just future. This event is an opportunity to support Climate HQ's mission and ensure more students can access transformative climate education and leadership opportunities.
Special Guests
Master of Ceremonies: Carolyn McArdle
Co-host of 98.1 The Breeze and Public Address Announcer for the San Francisco Giants, SFSU Class of 1994
Carolyn McArdle is a dynamic radio personality, public speaker, and storyteller who has built her career on connecting with audiences through authenticity, humor, and heart. She is best known as a morning show co-host on 98.1 The Breeze and as the Public Address Announcer for the San Francisco Giants, where her voice energizes and unites fans at Oracle Park.
Keynote: Ericka Cruz Guevarra
Producer, The Bay Podcast, SFSU Class of 2017
Ericka Cruz Guevarra is host of The Bay podcast at KQED. Before host, she was the show’s producer. Her work in that capacity includes a three-part reported series on policing in Vallejo, which won a 2020 excellence in journalism award from the Society of Professional Journalists. Ericka has worked as a breaking news reporter at Oregon Public Broadcasting, helped produce the Code Switch podcast, and was KQED’s inaugural Raul Ramirez Diversity Fund intern.