Chapter Officers
IIBA Austin Board members are elected every two years on a staggered schedule. Vacant positions may be filled between elections by Board appointments. Serving as a Chapter officer is a voluntary two-year commitment to the governance of our local chapter of the IIBA and represents an investment in time and skill. If you have an interest in serving as a chapter officer, please reach out to the current board president at president@austin.iiba.org
President
Kat McGill, CBAP®, IIBA®-AAC, CSPO
Kat is a Sr Consultant with CGI, where she typically has the role of Sr Business Analyst or Functional Lead. She has served on the IIBA Austin Board since 2016. She has helped organize virtual and in-person study groups for IIBA's Core Certifications, and she received Volunteer of the Year for the IIBA Americas Central Region in 2023.
Kat's term as President ends in December 2025.
Vice President (VP) Operations
Cindy Brummer
Cindy Brummer is Founder and Creative Director of Standard Beagle Studio, an award-winning experience design agency, providing UX strategy, research and product design for B2B SaaS and health tech companies.
She has served on IIBA Austin's board as VP of Operations since 2019, and also serves as unofficial designer, supporting marketing.
A UX designer and researcher by trade, Cindy gives back to the tech community through mentoring, leadership positions in IIBA Austin, the Rotary Club of Austin, and UX in ATX, and speaking at tech conferences.
On the side, she teaches the UX/UI boot camp program through the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin and coaches youth boxing at the YMCA of Austin.
Cindy's term as VP, Operations ends in December 2025. She can be reached at operations@austin.iiba.org.
Treasurer
Jose DeLeon
Jose currently serves as the Director of Business Analysis & Customer Success at the Employees Retirement System of Texas (ERS). Jose provides guidance and collaborates with ERS stakeholders on devising effective and efficient approaches to achieving ERS goals and objectives.
Jose earned his Bachelor of Business Administration (Finance) from the University of Texas at Austin and his Master of Business Administration (Management Information Systems) from St. Edward’s University, where he currently serves as Adjunct Faculty Professor in the Bill Munday School of Business.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/josemdeleon/
Jose's term as Treasurer ends in December 2026. He can be reached at treasurer@austin.iiba.org.
Vice President (VP) Marketing
Darryl McCrary
Darryl started his IT career as a developer but transitioned to business analysis. He currently works in government as a Senior Business Analyst. Darryl's work with the
IIBA Austin Chapter began with micro-volunteering; he now sits on the IIBA Austin board as VP of Marketing.
Darryl's term as VP, Marketing ends in December 2026. He can be reached at marketing@austin.iiba.org.
Vice President (VP) Membership
Neelam Baxi
Neelam Baxi is a Senior Business Systems Analyst at Texas Treasury Safekeeping Trust Company (TTSTC). At TTSTC, she serves as a liaison between Business and IT to coordinate and/or analyze user requirements, procedures, and problems to automate or improve existing systems.
She has Bachelors and Masters in Accounting and Finance. She attended Data Analytics and Visualization Bootcamp at UT Austin – McCombs Business School and earned SHRM-CP in 2020.
In her free time, she enjoys cooking for her family and spending time with her pets.
Neelam's term as VP, Membership ends in December 2025. She can be reached at membership@austin.iiba.org.
Vice President (VP) Professional Development
OPEN
Establishes and executes Professional Development Strategy, including programs and offerings
Vice President (VP) Sponsorship
OPEN
Establishes and executes Outreach/Partnership Strategy, and engages directly with partners