Christian serves as the Director of Development for TTARA. In this role, he is responsible for membership development and fundraising for the association. Prior to joining TTARA, he served as the Director of Membership for the Texas Oil & Gas Association. He also spent several years overseeing membership matters for the Texas Medical Association Insurance Trust. Christian holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Texas State University and a Master of Business Administration 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 serves as TTARA’s Legislative and Communications Director, where he plays a central role in developing and advancing the association’s policy agenda. He represents TTARA at the Capitol by coordinating meetings with legislators, staff, and agencies throughout the legislative process. He also leads ongoing collaboration with key stakeholders to align policy goals and support TTARA’s legislative initiatives.
In addition to his legislative responsibilities, Ryan manages TTARA’s communications efforts. He maintains the association’s website, oversees the daily news service, organizes special events, administers TTARA’s comprehensive legislative bill‑tracking system, and prepares reports and presentations for release or publication.
He graduated from Texas State University with a bachelor’s degree in Public Administration.

Eleanor is a consultant for TTARA with over 32 years of state tax experience in the private and public sectors. She was Tax Counsel with DuCharme, McMillen & Associates, Inc. for 17 years and assisted Fortune-1000 companies with tax planning, audits, administrative filings, and negotiations with taxing authorities.

While in public service, she held key positions at the Texas Comptroller’s office, including Chief Administrative Law Judge, Assistant Director of Tax Administration, and Chief Hearings Attorney. As the Chief Administrative Law Judge, she presided over tax hearings and oversaw the issuance of all proposed hearings decisions. Eleanor continued that role when the hearing function was transferred to the State Office of Administrative Hearings. In her role as Assistant Director of Tax Administration, she assisted in overseeing the Tax Policy Division and the Audit Division and participated in rule making, tax policy developments, and tax legislation. With her background in both private and public services, she offers a balanced perspective on tax policy and procedure.

Eleanor holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from The University of Texas at Austin and a Juris Doctor from The University of Texas School of Law.

Jennifer is President of TTARA. Prior to joining the association, she was a fellow at the Baker Institute for Public Policy and previously served as tax policy advisor to the Lt. Governor of Texas, clerk of the Texas House Ways and Means Committee, and tax policy director for the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts. Jennifer holds a J.D. from The University of Texas School of Law and an LL.M. in Taxation from Southern Methodist University’s Dedman School of Law. As an attorney in private practice, she represented taxpayers on state and local tax matters for more than 15 years.