Lauren TERRY
Laurens,SC
Summary
Executive administrative professional with 14+ years of experience supporting senior leadership and governing boards while managing accounts payable, HR onboarding, employee benefits, payroll administration, and high-level organizational operations. Highly proficient with Microsoft Office, digital systems, workflow management, and learning new software quickly. Known for discretion, accuracy, independent judgment, and managing multiple high-priority functions in deadline-driven environments.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Executive Administrative Assistant | Board Secretary | HR, Payroll & Accounts Payable
SOUTH CAROLINA REGIONAL HOUSING AUTHORITY NO. 1
Laurens, SC
06.2012 - Current
- Provided independent administrative support to Executive Director, managing sensitive priorities, correspondence records, and meeting deadlines through follow-up across multi-function public agency.
- Managed board secretary responsibilities for 16-member governing board to support effective governance; coordinated meeting logistics, prepared and distributed agendas and board packets, documented official minutes, and maintained governance records with decisions and action items tracked.
- Owned end-to-end leadership board and organizational meeting planning by assembling materials, coordinating with attendees, documenting discussion outcomes, and ensuring timely follow-up item completion.
- Liaised among executives, board members, employees, vendors, and external partners, utilizing diplomacy and sound judgment to resolve requests and ensure workflow continuity.
- Administered accounts-payable function by managing invoice review, coding, approval steps, payment processing, vendor record updates, issue resolution, and reconciliations, while coordinating with departments and financial institutions.
- Administered onboarding workflows by coordinating new-hire paperwork completion, payroll processing setup, benefit enrollment and insurance elections, retirement documentation, onboarding record setup, and timely delivery of required information to new hires.
- Coordinated semi-monthly payroll employee deductions and insurance/benefit updates, processed retirement transactions and leave record changes, and completed related reconciliations for approximately 70 to 75 employees while meeting recurring deadline requirements.
- Prepared, proofread, and organized executive correspondence, reports, policies, spreadsheets, presentations, personnel documents, and official records using Microsoft Office applications.
- Coordinated special projects, organizational events, purchasing needs, and ad hoc executive requests while balancing shifting priorities with close attention to detail and dependable follow-through.
- Used knowledge of administrative policies, internal controls, and federal and state program requirements to ensure documentation completeness and maintain audit-ready operations.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Elementary Education
Lander University
Greenwood, South Carolina01-2014
Skills
- Human Resources & Payroll
- Accounts Payable Management
- Onboarding & Benefits
- Board Governance
- Executive Support
- Meeting Coordination
- Executive Communications
- Process & Deadline Management
- Microsoft Office Proficiency
- Information Confidentiality
- Spreadsheet Creation
- Digital Document Management
- Workflow Automation
- Process Improvement
- Fast Learner of New Software
Personal Information
Title: EXECUTIVE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
Timeline
Executive Administrative Assistant | Board Secretary | HR, Payroll & Accounts Payable
SOUTH CAROLINA REGIONAL HOUSING AUTHORITY NO. 1
06.2012 - Current
Bachelor of Science - Elementary Education
Lander University