1. Teri Smith
601-966-0901
terilyn58@yahoo.com
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Office Administrator/Account Executive May 2006 - Present
Affinity Resource Group, LLC (ARG)
Dynamic professional association management company providing executive, membership, financial, and administrative services for three
statewide trade associations, one national trade association, and one for-profit pre-need trust.
 Manage all financial/bookkeeping including accounts payable/receivable, budgets, invoices, and monthly financials for ARG and four
association clients utilizing QuickBooks.
 Account Executive for a leading statewide trade association managing all administrative support services including financials, PAC
reporting, arranging board meetings, taking minutes, and providing committee support.
 Oversee and coordinate all hotel and event site visits, contract negotiations, food and beverage, audiovisual, promotional materials,
member communications and meeting planning for annual events including an annual fundraising golf tournament, Annual Convention
(single, bi-state, and tri-state conventions), Winter Meeting, Capitol Day, and Concrete Rodeo.
 Manage 10 annual statewide certification classes including securing locations, online and print registration, student communication, and
study materials.
 Facilitate and manage communication between certification class instructors and the association to ensure all equipment, supplies,
support materials, food and beverage, and audio visual are available for each class.
 Liaise between association Executive Director and Board of Directors and members including administering all membership services
including publishing annual directory, invoicing membership dues, membership e-mail communications, and website content and
updates.
 Work closely with several CPA firms to provide annual audit items for three association clients.
Administrative Resources Manager Nov. 1996 - May 2006
Business & Industry Political Education Committee (BIPEC)
Statewide bi-partisan non-profit research and educational membership organization comprised of individuals, hundreds of Mississippi
companies and professional firms and over 35 trade associations, whose mission is focused on the Mississippi legislative, State Supreme
Court, and Court of Appeals.
 Manage all administrative duties including financial/bookkeeping, managing budget, accounts receivable/payable, bank deposits, vendor
liaison, purchasing, payroll, human resources, office operations support, word processing support, and staff travel arrangements.
 Supported membership services including invoicing, print and electronic member communications, maintaining membership database,
facilitated print production projects, and website content updates.
 Served as liaison and program coordinator between BIPEC president and Association and PAC Boards, committees and special
projects.
Administrative Assistant V / Secretary Principal Jan. 1992 - Oct. 1996
Mississippi Department of Education
 Supervised and delegated work assignments for three support and additional temp staff including interviewing job applicants, making
recommendations for hire, maintaining monthly payroll and leave reports for all employees
 Handled all aspects of finance and budget including accounts payable/receivable and accurate balances on nine accounts.
 Facilitated and supported training seminars at teleconferencing network sites throughout the state including scheduling hotels,
equipment, refreshment needs for meetings; staff travel arrangements, processing travel reimbursements, developed all contractual
agreements with trainers, speakers, presenters, and created support collateral such as forms, postcards, and training manual covers.
 Provided seminar training support including print communication and training manuals, monthly financial spreadsheets, secured bids
and purchasing for all materials and supplies, prepared and packed training materials for module classes, and maintained databases of
all school district superintendents and board members.
 Maintained training records for all superintendents and school administrators for the State of Mississippi.
 Provided customer service and communication support via phone, written requests regarding training verification, assisting parents with
problems in school districts throughout the state, and created registration forms, tables, brochures, newsletters, and other special
projects.
Marketing Secretary / Assistant Supervisor / Word Processor Mar. 1981 - July 1991
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi
 Customer service professional; composed and typed reports, letters, proposals, and manuals; made arrangements and set-up for
presentations; data entry; answered multi-line phone system; maintained filing system, and sorted mail.
 Assisted in the supervision of three word processors; processed daily production reports; composed and typed manuals, forms, letters,
job descriptions, and other special projects; answered telephones and sorted mail.