Catherine serves as Executive Assistant at TTARA, bringing to the association her experience and passion for serving nonprofits. Before joining TTARA, she was Administrative Services Manager at the Texas Library Association and worked as Administrative Coordinator for the Texas Society of Association Executives. Catherine holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Management from Louisiana State University.

Alexandra handles finance and operations for TTARA, including long-term strategies to improve the efficiency and reach of the association. Prior to joining TTARA, she served as Research Manager at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy. She also spent a number of years managing the Energy and Power Group in Texas A&M University’s College of Engineering. Alexandra holds two degrees from Texas A&M University, a BBA in Management from the Mays Business School and a Master of Public Health.

Ryan has primary responsibility for facilitating the dissemination of information to our membership, policymakers and the general public. In doing so, he maintains the TTARA website, manages the daily news service, organizes and oversees arrangements and fundraising for special events, manages a complex legislative bill tracking system and readies reports and presentations for release or publication. He graduated from Texas State University with a bachelor’s degree in Public Administration.

Helen conducts legal research on both state tax and property tax issues. A recent law school graduate, she previously clerked at a Colorado law firm and at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy where she gained experience researching the effects of legislation and government regulation on heavy industry and small businesses. Helen worked in the oil and gas industry as an independent landman for nearly 15 years before attending law school. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Texas A&M University and a Juris Doctor from The University of Texas School of Law.

Carl leads TTARA’s work on property tax. Previously, he served as the Property Tax Manager for Anadarko Petroleum Corp., where he worked for over 15 years. During his time at Anadarko he served in various roles prior to his manager position. He has experience in property tax appraisal, compliance, and tax policy review, including reviews of local jurisdiction tax rates and budgets. Mr. Walker has prior experience in severance tax and state & local income/franchise tax. He is a certified public accountant and received his BBA in Accounting, Finance, and Real Estate from Baylor University.