PRIVATE SECTOR EXPERIENCE
Current
- Global President and Chief Operating Officer, Ryan, Dallas office
- Leads Ryan’s Global Operations in the United States, Canada, Europe, and Asia-Pacific, including Service Delivery, Business Development, and Global Shared Services.
- Member, Board of Managers, Ryan, LLC
- Principal, Ryan, Dallas office
- Specializes in providing transaction tax services, including multistate audit defense representation, research, reverse audits, and transaction tax education on a national basis.
- In addition to transaction tax services, Ms. Kissling is an industry-recognized expert in the Texas Enterprise Zone Program (TEZP), which is a business incentive for capital investment and new or retained jobs, and other state and local incentives in Texas.
Previous
- President, U.S. Operations, Ryan, Dallas office
- Led 1,300 employees across the United States, as well as 350 employees in Hyderabad, India.
- Responsible for all aspects of service delivery operations within the United States, including 17 practices and 75 sub-practices, Business Development, and Quality Assurance.
PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS
- Council On State Taxation
- Institute for Professionals in Taxation
- Interstate Tax Corporation
- National Business Institute
- New York University, Institute on State and Local Taxation
- WFAA–TV, ABC Affiliate – Interview
PUBLICATIONS
Ms. Kissling has written articles for the New York University, Institute on State and Local Taxation and Institute for Professionals in Taxation.
AWARDS
- Dallas BISNOW’s Most Influential Women in Commercial Real Estate Honoree (2019)
- NYU School of Professional Studies Paul H. Frankel Award for Outstanding Achievement in State and Local Taxation (2018)
- Ryan Chairman’s Award (2015)
- Dallas Business Journal
- Women in Business Honoree (2014)
- 40 Under Forty Award (2010)
RECOGNITIONS
- Featured in FORTUNE magazine’s 100 Best Companies to Work for in 2019 issue, “A Culture Built for Work-Life Success”
- Featured in FORTUNE magazine’s 100 Best Companies to Work for in 2018 issue, “Creating a Corporate Culture of Trust”
- Featured in the International Tax Review’s Women in Tax Leaders 2015
VOLUNTEER WORK
- Circle of Red, American Heart Association – Dallas County
- Heart Ball, Executive Leadership Team – Collin County
- The Ryan Foundation
- Habitat for Humanity
- National Charity League
- North Texas Food Bank
- Ronald McDonald House
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
- Collin County Heart Ball Under the Stars
- Executive Leadership Team (2018)
- Dallas/Fort Worth State Tax Association
- Executive Director (1996–2000)
- Secretary/Treasurer (1993–1995)
- Institute for Professionals in Taxation
- Annual Conference
- Committee Member (2002–2003, 2009)
- Membership Promotion and Public Relations Committee
- Chair (2010–2011)
- Sales and Use Tax Symposium
- Chair (2005)
- Vice-Chair (2004)
- Committee Member (2000–2001, 2003)
- Annual Conference
- National Charity League/North Prestonwood Chapter (2015–Present)
- New York University’s Institute on State and Local Taxation
- Advisory Board (2007–Present)
- North Texas Food Bank
- Board Member (2018–Present)
- Finance and Executive Committee Member (2019–Present)
- Ryan West
- Board Member (2018–Present)
- TexasOne (2008–2012)
- University of North Texas, Department of Accounting, Advisory Board
- Chair, Development Committee (2009–2011)
- Chair-Elect, Executive Committee (2012)
- Chair, Executive Committee (2013)
- University of North Texas, G. Brint Ryan College of Business, Dean’s Advisory Board (2016–Present)
- Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO) Gold Maverick Chapter (2018–Present)
- Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO) Wild West Chapter (2015–2018)
EDUCATION & ACCREDITATION
- Master of Science Degree, Accounting (Emphasis in Taxation), University of North Texas
- Bachelor of Science Degree, Accounting, University of North Texas