Executive Director

Key Responsibilities & Role Overview

• Lead the development and execution of TASB's strategic plan, driving alignment across the organization's diverse business units, affiliated entities, and service offerings.
• Guide the implementation of TASB Next and other enterprise-wide initiatives that strengthen member value, organizational impact, and long-term sustainability.
• Provide strategic and operational leadership to a complex, multi-line enterprise encompassing advocacy, governance services, risk management, purchasing cooperatives, financial and legal services, executive search, publications, and other member-focused solutions.
• Anticipate and respond to emerging trends, legislative developments, and shifting market dynamics, positioning TASB for continued relevance, growth, and innovation.
• Foster a collaborative, high-performing culture that attracts, develops, and retains exceptional talent while reinforcing the organization's strong mission-driven values.

Business Operations & Organizational Performance

• Provide executive oversight of TASB's diverse portfolio of operating entities, affiliated enterprises, and revenue-generating business lines.
• Ensure sound financial stewardship, operational excellence, and effective risk management across the organization.
• Partner with organizational leaders to identify opportunities to enhance member value, expand services, strengthen market position, and drive sustainable growth.
• Balance TASB's public-service mission with the operational rigor required to successfully lead a sophisticated and multifaceted enterprise.
• Lead enterprise-wide planning and succession efforts, ensuring leadership continuity, talent development, and effective knowledge transfer.

Board Relations, Advocacy & External Leadership

• Partner closely with the Board of Directors to ensure effective governance, informed decision-making, and organizational accountability.
• Serve as TASB’s chief external representative, engaging members, policymakers, education leaders, and key stakeholders to advance the organization’s mission and priorities.
• Strengthen and sustain TASB's reputation as a trusted, nonpartisan voice for public education and local school governance throughout Texas.
• Cultivate and maintain strong relationships with legislators, regulatory agencies, school districts, and other influential stakeholders.
• Lead the organization through an increasingly complex political and legislative landscape, maintaining credibility and trust across a diverse membership base.
• Champion a culture of transparency, communication, and engagement, ensuring stakeholders and employees remain informed, connected, and aligned with TASB’s strategic direction.