Faculty Profile for Ms. Trevi Marie Kelley

Biography Section

Biography and Education

I worked in Texas state government for nearly twenty years, starting out with the Department of Public Safety (DPS) working in data entry for the Driver License Division. During my tenure there, I worked in the Crime Records Division in the Uniform Crime Reporting section before transitioning to a data analyst for the Texas Crime Information Center (TCIC) database. After a brief break while my spouse worked out of state, I returned to DPS where I worked in the Office of General Counsel with the Open Records staff, and eventually as an administrative assistant in the Highway Patrol Chief's office.

In 2012, I left state employment and returned to school, enrolling in the Accounting program at the University of Texas at Austin. I graduated in 2024 with a BBA in Accounting and returned to state service at the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts (CPA), where I remained for the next eight and a half years. I began as an Account Examiner in the Crude Oil and Natural Gas section, working there for three years before promoting to Program Supervisor VI in oil and gas.

During my tenure there, I worked to pass legislation to enforce existing statute for legislative exemptions and tighten up rules to streamline the collection and refund processes. In 2022, the state collected $10.3B in oil and gas tax revenue, an all-time high, followed closely by the 2023 collection of over $9B.

In 2018, I enrolled in the Master of Science in Accounting and Information Technology (MSAIT) program offered by the McCoy College of Business, graduating in 2020.

In 2023, I received an opportunity to teach at Texas State in the Information Systems and Analytics department. I began here in August 2023 teaching CIS1323, and I greatly enjoy interacting with the students and hope that I am a positive influence on their futures.

Teaching Interests

Building skills in fundamental business concepts
Business Intelligence
Leveraging Information Technology to solve business problems
Bringing current, real-world examples into the classroom

Research Interests

Potential fraud and abuse in oil and gas tax reporting
Data analytics as applied to oil and gas tax reporting
Fraud
Historical Fraud -- pre-20th century