Board of Directors

Jennifer began her distinguished education career at Round Rock ISD as an accountant. She progressed to Director of Internal Audit prior to working as CFO for Manor ISD, Belton ISD, and now, Pflugerville ISD. In 2020 she was elected as a TASBO officer, after serving 2 terms on the Board.

Elected as Vice President in 2021, Shay has served on the TASBO Board since 2018. She previously served as an officer for the DFW TASBO Affiliate. Shay recently returned to Little Elm ISD from Lovejoy ISD, where she worked as CFO since 2003.

Jennifer has extensive school finance and operations experience, including a private sector role working with districts designing and implementing facility projects. A Dr. Ed L West Scholarship Recipient, she earned a Ph.D. in Human Resources Development. She was elected to the Board in 2019.

Raised in a family of educators, Darrell has a wide variety of school business and leadership experience throughout West Texas. He’s served as President of the Permian Basin Affiliate and Director for two terms on the TASBO Board. He was elected as a Board Officer in 2019.

Before leading TASBO, Tracy was CFO for Round Rock ISD, and then Fort Bend ISD. She also served as TASBO Board President. In 2013, ASBO named Tracy as its Eagle Award Recipient and, most recently, was honored by the Texas Society of Association Executives with its Distinguished Executive Award.

Byron has served as the Chief Financial Officer for Royse City ISD since 2018. Previously he served as the Executive Director of Finance for Allen ISD and worked in accounting at Rockwall ISD and Red Oak ISD. Byron graduated with his bachelors and master’s degrees from Texas A&M University and is a Certified Public Accountant.

Recently promoted to Executive Director of Finance for Pasadena ISD, Derek has extensive background in private and public procurement. He is the former Director of Choice Partners and was Vice Chair of the TASBO Purchasing and Supply Mgt Committee. He was elected to the TASBO Board in 2020.

Elaine has served in 8 school districts including Frenship ISD, Dallas ISD, Dripping Springs ISD, Plano ISD, and now Leander ISD. Her experience has included all aspects of financial management and district operations. In 2021, she was re-elected to serve her 2nd term on the TASBO Board.

Heather is responsible for the Finance, Maintenance, Technology, Food Services, and the Transportation Departments, as well as Construction. She has served as an officer for Panhandle Area ASBO, the PCAT Board, and the Texas Worker’s Comp Solutions Board. She was elected to the TASBO Board in 2020.

Prior to being elected to the TASBO Board in 2021, Jeffri served as the Vice President of Capital Area ASBO and is the Chair for Accounting & Finance Research Committee. In 2020, she received the TASBO RISE Award.

Jeremy serves as the Assistant Superintendent of Operations for Eanes ISD. Influenced by a family of educators in Leander ISD, he began his public education career in the same school system in which he graduated. He is currently the president for the Capital Area affiliate. Jeremy earned a bachelor’s in Environmental Design and a master’s in Architecture from Texas A&M.

Lori has served as the Director of Purchasing in the Keller ISD since 2007. An active TASBO instructor, mentor, and volunteer, she has earned the organization’s Award of Merit for Purchasing Operations every year since 2010. She is President of the TASBO affiliate of NTPSM and Chair of the TASBO Purchasing Research Committee.

Meritza has more than 20 years’ experience in Human Resource, both in education and the private sector. Prior to being elected to the Board in 2020, Meritza served as an officer on the TASBO Safety & Risk Management Research Committee.

Phillip leads a procurement team that is a multi-year winner of both the Achievement of Excellence in Procurement award with the National Procurement Institute and the TASBO Award of Merit for Purchasing Operations. He was a 2020 Commitment to Excellence Honoree and was elected to the Board in 2021.