Mayercorp, Inc.
Consulting | Strategic Business Development | Events | Association & Coalition Management
About Our Team
Meet the Team
We are not only Consultants – We are YOUR Partner
Our team has over 50 years of combined experience of creating strategy and implementation in Texas.
Our team has worked in harmony on prior projects and have a reputation for building and maintaining vital relationships around the state. We work with community leaders, stakeholders, the legislature, agencies, and the executive branch of both state and federal government, while building out partnerships for our clients.
Our focus is working with a variety of individuals which has earned our team the respect and trust of decision makers.
We bring only the highest quality information and solutions to the table, which reflect favorably upon our clients. Our sterling reputation has evolved from working with key stakeholders at the local, state, and federal levels, as well as within a multitude of industries. We strive for excellence, are honest and upfront when working with communities and leaders.
Our goal is to be the most informed and responsive advocates for our clients.
We fully leverage the trust and confidence of those working with us because our solutions are not only best for our clients but have Texas’ best interest in mind as well.
Working as a team allows us to ensure our clients’ interests are maximized in every division and within all pertinent stakeholders.
Below we provide individual qualifications for each of our team members pictured here.
Kara Mayer Mayfield
President
Kara is a Principal of Texas Star Alliance and owner of her consulting company, Mayercorp, Inc. She works on a myriad of issues, but her primary focus is working on rural affairs and issues impacting rural communities throughout Texas. Other policy areas she works on include economic development, tax incentives, small business development, banking, agriculture, border security, law enforcement, municipal and county initiatives, local grassroot issues and creating collaborative opportunities for her clients. She specializes in association work and coalition building.
She has spent over 15 years growing associations and forming collaborative partnerships. During this time, she has developed a niche for these organizations and the problems they face. She has discovered a way to grow organizations and associations through collaboration with other partners to maximize the output for that association. Thereby creating a full staff environment and team for these organizations, which allows them to be on an equal playing field with larger entities.
Her previous work experience includes over six years of service with U.S. Congressman Michael McCaul, past Chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security. She served as his Deputy Chief of Staff while managing all state matters for the Congressman and his district. During her tenure she was promoted from Director of Field Operations to District Director and ultimately to Deputy Chief of Staff. In that position, she was responsible for handling the day-to-day business that arose within the nine counties of CD-10 spanning from Houston to Austin. Her experience encompasses over 15 years of work within the public sector ranging from the U.S. Senate to the U.S. House of Representatives to the Texas State Legislature.
Kara began her career with U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison working both in Washington D.C. and in Austin. She then moved over to the private sector where she worked with TechNet Texas and was responsible for facilitating membership recruitment and state legislative matters for the high-tech industry. She worked within the Texas House of Representatives for the Committee on Public Education serving as a policy analyst and counsel during the 79th Regular Session and First and Second Called Special Sessions. She was responsible for scrubbing legislation in order to allow favorable passage of bills out of the House Public Education Committee and ultimately out of the Texas House.
Kara is a licensed attorney with the State of Texas and holds a Doctor of Jurisprudence from South Texas College of Law with an undergraduate degree from The University of Texas at Austin; she possesses a BA in Government and a minor in Business. She previously practiced law in Dallas, Fort Worth and Houston. Kara was born and raised in the Dallas / Fort Worth area and now resides outside of Austin. She is very involved in her local community, she is married, and her husband is a secondary school teacher and coach; they have one child.
Choosing Kara Mayer Mayfield for the leadership of the Association of Rural Communities in Texas has been the best decision the Board has ever made.
I have been blessed to work with her during her entire tenure as our Executive Director, and as this year’s President of ARCIT, I have directly seen how important her guidance and organizational skills are for our increasing growth and relevance for rural Texans.
She is very responsive and intuitive of the needs of our diverse group, working perfectly with the Board and our hundreds of members, making sure our voices are heard in Austin.
Kara and the Mayercorp team have brought an unparalleled level of professionalism to the organization, coupled with their extensive legislative experience and many contacts across the country, the State of Texas, and the numerous state and federal agencies.
I would highly recommend Mayercorp, Inc. to any organization or group with the need for out-of-the-box thinking and desire for taking your organization to the next level!
Carolyn Gibson, Executive Director
City Development Corporation of El Campo
Kris Parker
Partner
Kris Parker has over twenty years’ worth of hands on experience in state and federal government, as well as association management and client development. She offers strategic guidance for a broad range of clients in both the private and public sector.
Kris’ extensive experience in association management, coalition building, grassroots management and government relations strategic development, combined with advocacy and policy research, provides businesses and organizations with strategic solutions that yield tangible results.
Kris previously was the VP of Membership and Education for the Association of Rural Communities in Texas (ARCIT). She was responsible for managing and supervising the association membership efforts including recruitment, retention, education and communication.
Prior to joining Texas Star Alliance, she served as Deputy District Director for Congressman Michael T. McCaul in his Austin, TX district office for over eleven years. Her previous experience includes developing and maintaining working relationships with constituents and governmental entities, as well as managing and performing constituent service.
Kris began her career as a policy analyst for then-state senator, Tom Haywood. She also was the clerk for Texas Senate Agriculture Committee, in which she was responsible for drafting and garnering legislative support for the first state Agriculture Policy. Kris also served as Government Relations Director for the Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board, and the Texas Residential Construction Commission.
Kris is a Board Member of the National Charity League Round Rock Chapter and a member of the Young Men’s Service League Brushy Creek Chapter. In 2018 she served as Chair of the Round Rock ISD Bond Committee which passed a $508 million bond proposition. Kris was born and raised in La Grange, Texas. She has been married to her husband, Mark, for 23 years and they have three children.
Mayercorp & Texas Star Alliance
Working in Conjunction with One Another
At Mayercorp, we are expanding our services of association management, consulting, event planning, coalition building, and government relations while serving as a complimentary arm of Texas Star Alliance.
Kara and Kris are part of the Texas Star Alliance (TSA) team located in Austin, Texas.
Kara has served as a Principal at TSA for over almost 10 years. Her lobby / government relations focus has included such issues as economic development, tax credits, energy performance, agriculture, banking and rural affairs.
Kris joined TSA in 2016 as a Government Relations Specialist and works directly with several TSA Principals and their clients on a wide variety of policy issues.
TSA is ranked as the 3rd most powerful and effective lobby firm at the Texas State Capitol by Capitol Inside.
A Team Built for Your Success
Mayercorp is passionate in our commitment to our clients with a goal of continued growth for their organization. We provide our clients with a vision of tomorrow while facing the adversities of today.
Our guiding principle is to meet and exceed each client’s expectations. We provide the highest level of diligence, integrity and commitment to each client, while working to achieve maximum success. We are a team of consultants searching for solutions to the problem at hand and always thinking outside the box.
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Mayercorp, Inc.
1122 Colorado Street, Suite 108
Austin, Texas 78701
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