Stephen Labus
Louisa,VA
Summary
Dynamic professional with extensive experience in team leadership, strategic planning, and operational management. Proven ability to leverage strong communication and organizational skills to drive project success and enhance team collaboration. Recognized for fostering productive work environments that motivate teams and consistently achieve organizational goals. Committed to delivering results through innovative solutions and effective resource management.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Elections Manager/Acting Deputy Registrar
Culpeper County Government
Culpeper County, VA
09.2025 - Current
- Applications used: VERIS, Election Worker, GIS, Pitney Bose, Microsoft Suit of Tools to include Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Access, Adobe, Estub
- Duties:
- Process VERIS OVR/OAB hoppers, felon and incapacitated hoppers and run all daily reports in VERIS.
- Process all FPCA an UOCAVA absentee applications and send renewal notices
- Add streets and segments to the Street Maintain File in VERIS as Culpeper County grows and adds residential streets and apartment complexes.
- Update verbiage and dates for all forms to be used in early voting and at the precincts on Election Day
- Update all formulas in excel spreadsheet for analytics and data tracking
- Oversee the mailing of and processing of all absentee ballots during all elections from labeling all ballots and metering on Pitney Bose equipment, to processing and scanning ballots to “marked” and then from a “marked” position to a “preprocessed” position so they can be tracked in Ballot Scout for voters
- Oversee/assist in Central Absentee Processing (CAP) at the end of Early Voting
- Oversee Early Voting Precinct during all elections. From daily set up and operations to daily closing of precinct and harvesting of daily numbers/data.
- Train incoming Deputy Registrar on tasks in VERIS and Early/Absentee voting process during an election
- Call all precincts prior to each election and confirm dates and the unlocking of facilities. Call each precinct Election Chief and confirm dates for elections
- Send out Notice of Appointment Emails and process/scan all returned Oaths signed. Update all expiring appointments
- Oversee restocking and maintaining all supplies for every precinct’s election day material cart and assist in LNA for DS200s and Poll Pad data uploads prior to all elections and all other Elections Manager duties
- Supervisor: Melissa Hart
Assistant Chief Deputy Registrar
Albemarle County Government
Charlottesville, VA
10.2022 - 09.2025
- Applications used: VERIS, Comet, Pitney Bose, Election Worker, Microsoft Suit of Tools to include Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Access, Adobe, Workday, ADP
- Duties:
- Point of contact for Voter Registration Dept, reception duties, phone directory, processing of incoming/outgoing mail, ordering supplies, elections mailbox oversight and response, Electoral Board Meeting and Election Day lunch ordering, receipt reconciliation
- Training and delegating work to four part time employees. Oversee their lunch breaks and train on new tasks
- Onboard all new Election Officials and employees. Process new employee paperwork and administer Oath of Office to Election Officials.
- Receive and process all registration and absentee applications from UVA students and Albemarle County residents and process all OVR and OAB applications in both hoppers in VERIS
- Process all outgoing and incoming absentee ballots from Albemarle County voters during each election. Scanning ballots to “marked” and then from a “marked” position to a “preprocessed” position so they can be tracked in Ballot Scout for voters
- Oversee Early Voting Precinct during all elections. From daily set up and operations to daily closing of precinct and harvesting of daily numbers/data and monitoring Early Voting Absentee Drop box and processing all ballots
- Trouble shoot technical issues with printers and poll pads in Early Voting Precinct both with IT and unassisted, during all elections
- Manually pack all envelopes with necessary literature and then pack all ballots into envelopes and manually meter mail through Pitney Bose, then take all absentee ballots during smaller elections to the USPS
- Process and scan all SDR (Same Day Registration) applications from Election Day in a timely manner from 32 precincts including one with UVA campus on premises
- Supervisor: Jeania Pace
Human Resources Associate
Albemarle County Government
Charlottesville, VA
12.2021 - 10.2022
- Applications used: Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Access, Adobe, Workday, ADP, Docusign, Laserfiche, Works, VSP State Look up System
- Duties:
- Assist in creation and implementation of new processes and strategies for the new Human Resources department, to include onboarding procedure and moving to paperless system of onboarding while maintaining the integrity and legality of the process, moving to ADP and docu-sign and away from paper forms
- Commandeer tasks and functions/aspects of most of the job descriptions in my department, to include job postings, Laserfiche, offer letters, 21-3, and more, until the rest of the department was hired and trained in their functions and the task could be handed off
- Train new staff in the tasks I had commandeered and was handling until new employee could get acclimated in their position and then perform soft handoff (job postings task, Offer letters task for example)
- Confirm and process Verification of Employment and Loan Forgiveness forms
- Create requisitions and purchase orders for the department using the Procurement software for the County
- Reconcile all P-card expenses of all employees in the department in Works software for the County
- Perform background check through Virginia State Police on all new employees
- Successfully take over and run the 21-3 covid-19 program until it was sunset in April 2022
- New Employee onboarding and I-9/background check auditor
- Process all Bereavement Flower orders for all County employees
- Manage day to day needs of the department, including answering phones, ordering all office supplies, keeping track of birthdays/sending cards, office catering, managing Department head calendar/setting meetings
- Supervisor: Mia Coltrane
Office Admin Assistant
Albemarle Co. Government
Charlottesville, VA
09.2021 - 12.2021
- Office of the County Executive
- Robbins Staffing
- Supervisor: Emily Kilroy
Occupational Therapy Office Manager
Spectrum Healthcare
Dumfries, VA
02.2016 - 08.2019
- Applications used: CHCS (Composite Health Care System), AHLTA (Armed Forces Health Longitudinal Technology) portal sites.
- Duties:
- Manage daily needs of Occupational Therapy Department and its 350 patients
- Assisted in procurement, contract logistics and transition in Linen Services Companies for Govt contract (From Virginia Linen to Cintas)
- Verified Tricare insurance and help resolve any insurance related issues
- Review/process patient referrals
- Create schedules for three staff members using Excel and CHCS (Composite Health Care System) software
- Enter data into CHCS (Composite Health Care System) and AHLTA (Armed Forces Health Longitudinal Technology) portal sites.
- Maintained hydroculators, paraffin bath, splint pan, fluidotherapy machine
- Coordinate patient care with other MTF’s to ensure a seamless transition of Care
- Held a DOD issued Secret Clearance for ten years with no interruption or fear of jeopardizing clearance
- Supervisor: Kibe Wambui
Appointment Center Team Lead
Spectrum Healthcare
Dumfries, VA
12.2008 - 02.2016
- Applications used: CHCS (Composite Health Care System), AHLTA (Armed Forces Health Longitudinal Technology) portal sites
- Duties:
- Manage the appointment schedule for over 27,000 Tricare patients from verification to appointment confirmations
- Perform time sensitive callbacks to reschedule patients when providers’ unavailability arose
- Provide onsite patient and liaison support for visitors and callers
- Complete yearly HIPAA and Joint Commission training, annually reaffirming an agreement of confidentiality
- Train new staff on military software
- Supervisor: Roberto Arroyo
Education
Diploma - High School
Woodbridge Senior High School
Woodbridge, VA06-1998
Skills
- Customer service
- Team leadership
- Time management
- Decision-making
- Verbal and written communication
- Staff management
- Task delegation
- Project management
Certification
- Notary for State of Virginia. Notary #: 7978300
- Comp USA MS Excel Level 1 course completion 03/2005
- Comp USA MS Excel Level 2 course completion 06/2005
- Comp USA MS Access Level 1 course completion 12/2006
- SkillPath Seminar "Managing Emotions and Thriving Under Pressure" 06/2006
- SkillPath On-Site Training “The Essentials of Excellent Customer Service” 08/2006
- Universal Refrigeration Certification from Refrigeration Environmental Protection Association, Inc (R.E.P.A.)
- Private Securities Services Registration DCJS ID# 99-661688
Timeline
Elections Manager/Acting Deputy Registrar
Culpeper County Government
09.2025 - Current
Assistant Chief Deputy Registrar
Albemarle County Government
10.2022 - 09.2025
Human Resources Associate
Albemarle County Government
12.2021 - 10.2022
Office Admin Assistant
Albemarle Co. Government
09.2021 - 12.2021
Occupational Therapy Office Manager
Spectrum Healthcare
02.2016 - 08.2019
Appointment Center Team Lead
Spectrum Healthcare
12.2008 - 02.2016
Diploma - High School
Woodbridge Senior High School