About
Our Story
Purpose
The Texas State Agency Business Administrators’ Association (TSABAA) was founded in 1969 to collaborate on mutual goals and objectives for more effectively carrying out the state’s business administrative functions. TSABAA provides a platform for issues affecting the business operations of the Texas state government.
Objectives
- Promote the highest standards of ethics and efficiency in the conduct of state business affairs.
- Provide forums for the exchange of ideas, concerns and information.
- Identify and analyze statewide concerns on fiscal issues.
- Encourage and foster professional working relationships and camaraderie with counterparts of other agencies.
Learning
TSABAA fosters learning and continuing education by providing professional training, bimonthly meetings and mid-winter and summer conferences. Meeting and conference attendees earn valuable continuing professional education (CPE) credit, and networking opportunities with peers.
Leadership
TSABAA is led by a team of officers who volunteer their time to serve the membership.
Officer positions include President, Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary and Past President.
Comprised of Past Presidents, the Nomination Committee presents a slate of officers to the membership at the annual summer conference. Nominations are also accepted from the floor. Upon a vote by the agency representative of each member agency, the officers are elected to serve one-year terms.
Fiscal Year 2025 Leadership Team
President
Christopher Pina
Health and Human Services Commission
(737) 230-6218
Christopher is a Team Lead in the IT Business Operations Budget Management & Forecasting department of Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC). He has over 14 years of state experience working extensively as a financial analyst. He earned his Bachelors of Business Administration in Finance from Texas State University. Christopher enjoys playing with his pup, watching sports, and spending time with his family. He has recently become a father and is enjoying learning about being a dad.
Vice President
Lisa Haralson
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
(737) 330-6723
Lisa is the Special Assistant to Financial Operations for the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ). She has over 28 years of experience under the accounting umbrella and 20 of those years have proudly been as a state of Texas employee. Lisa has worked in areas such as payroll, human resources, receivables, general ledger, state policy, systems analyst, training, and project management. She enjoys being a leader, helping others, outdoor activities, spontaneous spur of the moment get-a-ways and goofing off with her family.
Treasurer
Megan Sanchez
Texas Department of Public Safety
(512) 424-2236
Megan is the Assistant Chief of Budget for the Texas Department of Public Safety, bringing over 22 years of state experience. Throughout her career, she has held various accounting and budget positions across several state agencies. Megan has a bachelor’s in business administration and is a graduate of 2018 Texas Fiscal Officers’ Academy. She enjoys traveling and spending quality time with my family.
Secretary
La Tosha Goard
Texas Department of Public Safety
(512) 424-5664
La Tosha is a Director of Budget Operations for the Texas Department of Public Safety, bringing over 20 years of state experience. Throughout her career, she has held various financial analyst positions. La Tosha has a bachelor’s in management/accounting from Park University, a master’s in business administration/project management from Strayer University and is a graduate of 2024 Texas Fiscal Officers’ Academy. She enjoys concerts and spending time with family.
Past President
April Weiss
Texas Water Development Board
(512) 463-8415
April serves as the Revenue Team Lead for the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB). April has seventeen years of state experience in Accounting and Financial Reporting. She earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in Management from Texas State University and a Bachelor of Science in Management/Accounting from Park University. April enjoys spending time with family, friends and traveling.
Past Presidents
2023, 2024 — Brandy Myers, Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation
2021, 2022 — Elizabeth Sifuentez Koch, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
2020 — Steven O’Shields, Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending
2019 — Yolanda Hall, Office of the Attorney General
2018 — Rebecca Trevino, Texas Water Development Board
2017 — Phillip Ashley, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
2016 — Paul Campbell, Texas Department of Transportation
2015 — Lori Trank, Health and Human Services Commission