Tiska Thomas

Chief Financial Officer

Tiska Thomas is a collaborative leader who dedicates her career to seeing the bigger picture and finding organizational solutions. With over 20 years of progressive experiences across different industries, Thomas brings a refreshing perspective to the landscape of strategic finance.

Thomas currently serves as the chief financial officer at Dallas College. In her role, she oversees fiscal planning including budget, treasury, procurement, records management and all areas of accounting services. Although she works with numbers each day, she says her career is not about how well you understand math — it's how you can use strategic thinking to collaborate with others, solve roadblocks and tell the story.

Thomas credits navigating some of her career milestones to her fifth-grade teacher. While most think of their elementary school teachers as a memory, Thomas utilized her teacher as a mentor to provide sound life and career advice and help her face any barriers along the way. Thanks to the mentorship she received, she now returns the favor and helps employees on her team reach their career goals.

Whenever Thomas isn't immersed in strategic thoughts, you can find her lost in the pages of a book, learning about the latest research or galloping through the countryside on horseback. She looks forward to inspiring others to think outside the box and work collaboratively to find creative solutions to complex problems.