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About ABA
Administration & Business Affairs at Sacramento State is one of the University's chief support divisions, providing integrated and comprehensive administrative, business, financial, operational and logistical support services to students, faculty and staff.
In addition, ABA encompasses planning, operation and maintenance services for the campus facilities and environment, which includes major responsibility for capital construction projects, as well as police and safety services for the campus community.
On this page, you will find information about the ABA organization, our guiding principles, strategic plans and quality initiatives. From our home page, you can navigate to any ABA department or functional unit.
Mission
ABA’s professional staff proudly supports student success through stewardship of Sacramento State’s fiscal and capital resources, a well-planned and safe campus, and a commitment to outstanding customer service.
Vision
To be the leading administration and business organization in the CSU, inspiring best practices and innovations in administrative, business and fiscal matters, as well as safety, capital planning and facilities functions.
ABA Values
ABA Values
Values are the broad shared principles that underlie ABA’s collective culture. They inform every aspect of the work that we do, describe our obligations to stakeholders, guide our decision making and inspire the ABA Code of Conduct.
Collaboration
We foster a culture of collegiality with faculty, staff, students, and each other to discover the most effective solutions to University challenges.
Accountability
We take responsibility for all aspects of our business, demonstrating the highest standards of professional conduct and transparency.
Respect
We value all points of view and treat everyone with dignity, courtesy and kindness.
Excellence and Quality
We commit to excellence through a focus on quality and continual improvement.
Service
We provide great customer service by listening with enthusiasm to the voices of faculty, staff, students and other customers, working in partnership to achieve University goals.
Innovation
We embrace creative and forward thinking solutions to achieve our goals.
Integrity
We are honest and ethical, and conduct our work with fairness.
Strategic Plan
In 2011-12, ABA established core strategic goals to help build the division’s capacity to support the University community and help advance its mission. These goals are focused on creating an internal culture of improvement that is continuously evolving and ready to meet changing conditions. In 2012-13, when the University's "Redefine the Possible" initiative was launched, ABA identified five focus areas rich in possibilities for transformational change.
Now in 2024, ABA is embarking on a journey of strategic planning, and the campus community is an integral part of this process. We are coupling some of our strategic planning efforts with President Wood's Moving Forward Memo #9, which tasks each division vice president to incorporate regular feedback forums.
Here is a snapshot of our efforts over the last few months:
- ABA Admin Council completed a review of our current mission statement and conducted a full Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats (SWOT) analysis on the current status of ABA
- ABA Management Council refined the SWOT analysis Admin Council completed and weighed in on a proposed revision of our mission statement
- Launched an internal stakeholder survey which 144 ABA staff members completed
- Launched an external stakeholder survey (in flight)
- Scheduled two external stakeholder community conversation sessions (in progress)
An ABA Strategic Planninng Committee has formed with colleagues from across the division in steering the plan and its implementation through thoughtful discussion, review of data collected, and formulation of goals and objectives. We are looking forward to sharing our new plan with the campus community.
ABA Strategic Planninng Committee Members
- Nicole Barksdale, Accountant III
- Jeanne Brewster, Financial Services Admin Analyst
- Beverly Gentry, Director of Organizational & Learning Development
- Amanda Haddan, Police Department Administrative Manager
- Regeena Lewis, Director of Clery Compliance & Training
- Priscilla Llamas, Police Department Administrative Support Coordinator
- Laura Lockett, Director of University Print & Mail
- Kevin Mackey, Admin Analyst/Benefits Specialist
- Joshua Maddox, Energy & Sustainability Analyst
- Matt Mason, Supervising Mechanic
- Karla Rodriguez, Budget Analyst
- Glen Schaezlein, Building Trades Manager
- Sari Smart, Energy & Sustainability Coordinator
- Kevin Wilhite, Graphic Designer
Reports
ABA is passionate about not only being transparent but also celebrating accomplishments. Please find our annual report on accomplishments below, which highlights our families' accomplishments in previous fiscal year. Additionally, you will find the previous quarterly reports addressing progress towards the President's imperatives.2020-2022 ABA Report of Accomplishments
2019-2020 ABA Report of Accomplishments
ABA Focus Newsletter
The ABA FOCUS has been publishing content since 2005! A staff created and driven newsletter, we highlight the best of the best of our dynamic division. From staff spotlights, behind the scenes to divisional news, our staff are well informed and engaged in the going-ons of our division. The FOCUS is published three times, yearly.
ABA Staff Recognition Program
The greatest resource of any organization is its personnel. In Administration & Business Affairs (ABA), a division of over 300, establishing a sense of community is essential. ABA is committed to communication across the division whereby every employee's ideas are heard, and where common goals and values are shared. We recognize those voices and the hard work they accomplish with our formal ABA Staff Recognition Program, each June. See previous years' winners below:
2024 Staff Recognition Program
2023 Staff Recognition Program
2022 Staff Recognition Program
2021 Staff Recognition Program
2020 Staff Recognition Program
START Committee
ABA's Strategy Team: Achieving Results Together (START) is a subcommittee of ABA's Management Council. START is comprised of staff representing each of ABA's families and is chaired by the Director of Organizational Development. START members act as the primary communication vehicle for ABA's strategic planning activities, particularly those focused on staff recognition and engagement. START members also work to identify issues for discussion, propose initiatives, and to facilitate implementation of action plans in partnership with Management Council. Meetings are generally held on the second Tuesday of each month.
Who's Who?
Content coming soon. Learn more.
- Link to Department A Managers
- Link to Department B Managers
- Link to Department C Managers