Harris Central Appraisal District
Beata Kasper has a strong background in information technology and leadership roles. Beata currently serves as the CIO at Harris County Appraisal District, a position they have held since 2019. Previously, they were the CIO at North Cypress Medical Center from 2010 to 2019, where they played a vital role in improving the performance of the medical center and implementing technology initiatives. Prior to that, they worked as the AVP, IT at Triumph Healthcare from 2000 to 2010, where they oversaw information services operations and played a key role in the company's growth. Beata began their career as the Director of Product Engineering at Kinesix Software, where they successfully turned around the engineering department and contributed to increased sales. Overall, Beata Kasper has a proven track record of driving successful IT operations and implementing strategic initiatives.
Beata Kasper pursued their education at Texas A&M University. Beata completed their Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Mathematics and Computer Science from 1987 to 1997 at the university. Beata further pursued a Master of Science (M.S.) degree in Computer Science from Texas A&M University as well, which was completed from 1991 to 1993.
Harris Central Appraisal District
The Harris Central Appraisal District appraises taxable property for the county, cities, school districts, and more than 300 special districts such as MUDs that levy property taxes within the district's boundaries. The district appraises more than 1.7 million property parcels annually. The district also administers exemptions and special appraisals, such as productivity valuation of qualified agricultural land, and determines the taxable situs of property. The chief executive officer of the appraisal district is the chief appraiser. The governing body of the district is the appraisal district’s board of directors. The appraisal district also has an appraisal review board, which hears property owner protests regarding values and other related matters, and a taxpayer liaison officer, who handles problems outside the jurisdiction of the appraisal review board. The appraisal review board is appointed by the local administrative district judge for Harris County.