Harris Central Appraisal District
Shekina Cedeno is an HR Administrative Assistant at Harris Central Appraisal District since June 2022, previously serving as a Human Resources Intern. Prior experience includes a role as a Peer Mentor for the Emerging Leaders Academic Success Program at the University of Houston from January 2021 to June 2022, and as a Data Entry Specialist at LS Bookkeeping & Tax Service from May 2017 to December 2019, where responsibilities included organizing spreadsheets for tax preparation and creating mileage logs. Shekina Cedeno holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Human Resources Management and Services from the University of Houston, completed in May 2022, and an Associate of Arts in Business from Lone Star College, earned in 2019. Currently, Shekina Cedeno is pursuing a Master of Science in Management & Leadership at the University of Houston, expected to complete in August 2024.
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.