PRIVATE SECTOR EXPERIENCE
Current
- Principal, Ryan, Austin office
- Specializes in the use of public affairs strategies to resolve state tax policy issues and disputes.
- Provides state tax legislative and regulatory advocacy services and analyses to clients in all industries.
- Practice Leader, Public Affairs, Ryan
- Responsible for the development and direction of Ryan’s multistate Public Affairs practice.
- Director, Public Affairs, Ryan, Austin office
- Operating Vice President and Corporate Director of Legislative Affairs, Fortune 100 department store company
- Senior Counsel, major retailer
- Handled state tax issues and governmental affairs.
- Campaign Consultant, statewide candidate in large midwestern state
- Congressional Reporter, major national newspaper
- Editor and Reporter, major national newspaper chain
PUBLIC SECTOR EXPERIENCE
Previous
- Press Secretary and Director of Communication, Office of the Governor, large southern state
PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS
Ms. Bittick lectures on various tax topics and has appeared as a speaker for the following organizations:
- Council of State Retail Association Executives
- Dallas/Fort Worth State Tax Association
- Institute for Professionals in Taxation
- Kentucky Association for Economic Development
- National Retail Federation
- Republican Governors Association
- Tax Executives Institute
- Texas Association of Property Tax Professionals
- Texas Petroleum Marketers and Convenience Stores Association
- Texas Retailers Association
AWARDS
- 2011 Women of Influence, Austin Business Journal
BOARD & PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
- Institute for Professionals in Taxation
- Missouri Bar Association
- State Government Affairs Council
- Texas Taxpayers and Research Association
EDUCATION & ACCREDITATION
- Master of Law Degree, Taxation, University of Houston
- Juris Doctor Degree, Saint Louis University School of Law
- Bachelor of Arts Degree, Louisiana Tech University
- Attorney, Licensed in Missouri (Ryan is not a law firm.)