AUSTIN – Today, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announced the following appointments to the Office of Small Business Assistance Advisory Task Force:

Cristina Morales Heaney – CEO, U.S. Safety Services

A. Jimmy Garza – Director of Operations, Bebo Distributing Co. Inc. and CFO/Co-Founder, Spornado.

The Office of Small Business Assistance Advisory Task Force advises and assists the Office of Small Business Assistance with its duties related to small businesses. The task force also advises and assists the governor, lieutenant governor, and speaker of the House with small-business related issues.

“Small businesses are the backbone of the Texas economy,” said Patrick. “Cristina and Jimmy’s experience will benefit the Office of Small Business Assistance, as well as small businesses across the state.”