As the executive director for Budget Administration and Operations, Elena directs the development and administration of the University budget. Elena received a bachelor's degree in Accountancy and a master's degree in Science from Gheorghe Asachi University (a program overseas) and graduated from the University of California Business Institute of Santa Barbara program. Elena comes to SF State with more than 11 years of experience as an Administrative Business Officer at San Jose State. Overall, she has over 16 years of experience in administration, physical plant financial management, capital planning and construction, operational budgeting, financial modeling and forecasting, and ERP’s implementation.