Administration and Finance Vice President Charlie Faas is pleased to announce Maureen Pasag as our new Senior Associate Vice President, Finance and Business Services. Maureen G. Pasag, CPA, MPA is a top performing higher education administrator with 16+ years of progressive experience serving in key finance, accounting, budget, and audit leadership roles. She is passionate about improving business processes to enhance students, faculty, and staff experiences on campuses. She will join SJSU January 8, 2024.
Maureen recently served as the Associate Vice President of Financial Services at California State University (CSU), East Bay where she was responsible for financial reporting, accounting, budget, procurement, accounts payable, student financial services, and business support services for the university and its auxiliaries. The auxiliaries include Associated Students, Inc. (student governance), Foundation (philanthropic), and Educational Foundation (research and grants). She advises the university, auxiliaries, and enterprise units in financial matters impacting operations to comply with state, CSU, and university policies. She has also served at San Francisco State and the Chancellor’s Office during her career.
Maureen is a personable, thoughtful, analytical, and strategic leader. Her collaborative style and creative problem solving has enabled her to successfully lead a large financial services team focused on process improvements, fiscal compliance, and customer service. She proved to be an empathetic, flexible, and effective leader during the pandemic time of uncertainty and throughout significant organizational changes.
Maureen earned her master’s degree in public administration at CSU, East Bay and her bachelor’s in accounting from CSU, Northridge. She is a licensed Certified Public Accountant with the state of CA.