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Stephanie Summers

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Stephanie Summers

Virtual Assistant

Based in Pennsylvania
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With Trusty Oak since 2021

“It always seems impossible until it’s done.” – Nelson Mandela

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About Stephanie

Stephanie was made to be a virtual assistant. Growing up while most kids were playing sports or an instrument, she was organizing her parents’ pantry to make it flow better. Her knack for organizing people’s lives, impeccable time management, and her passion for helping others ensures her a successful career as a VA.

Stephanie earned her Bachelor’s in Business Management and Accounting from Slippery Rock University in Pennsylvania. Immediately upon graduation, she secured a position as an auditor for Schneider Downs in Pittsburgh. Although she enjoyed working with numbers, she realized her true passion was working with people. She moved on to become the Human Resource Manager at a regional trucking company in rural Pennsylvania. She managed over 100 employees and performed everything from recruitment and training development to payroll and benefits administration.

With a diverse background in human resources and accounting, Stephanie is sure to be an asset to your business. She dived into her career as a VA in 2019, assisting a photographer in her hometown. Stephanie immediately fell in love with the work, and thoroughly enjoyed watching her client thrive and take back control of her business. Stephanie is ready to be your right-hand lady, and she is excited to help you achieve your dreams!

Stephanie met and fell in love with a Texan during college, and now she’s a proud wife and mom of three – two sons and a daughter. In her spare time, you can find her chasing kids, creating Play-Doh masterpieces, adventuring in the woods, and soaking up all the sun.

Working Hours

Monday–Friday: regular business hours

Timezone

Eastern Time Zone

Support Skills

Email and Calendar Management

Human Resources

Bookkeeping

Recruiting

Invoicing

Data Entry

Travel Planning

Research

Event Coordination/Planning

Executive Support

Appointment Setting

Industry Experience

Small Businesses

Event Planning

Trucking

Accounting

Photography

Psychology

Legal

Call Center

Recruitment (Facebook, Indeed, LinkedIn, Monster)

EOS

Software Experience

Ninety.io

Zoho

Gsuite

Canva

Calendly 

Acuity

Shootproof

Outlook 365

Dropbox

Google Drive

Zoom

Slack

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Why people love Trusty Oak

The Trusty Oak team has been instrumental in helping me build my career. From administrative support and social media management to business planning, Amber and the Trusty Oak team have all the resources and people strength that I need to be successful. When a business need arises, I can trust that Trusty Oak will have a number of options and solutions that will work within my budget and time frame.

Todd Merry Home of Hope Ministries

The Trusty Oak team has been instrumental in helping me build my career. From administrative support and social media management to business planning, Amber and the Trusty Oak team have all the resources and people strength that I need to be successful. When a business need arises, I can trust that Trusty Oak will have a number of options and solutions that will work within my budget and time frame.

Brandi R. Muñoz Principal Workforce Development Consultant, People Culture Consulting

My experience with TRUSTY OAK was wonderful…getting my website more organized and cohesive. Having someone else take a deeper look at my website was really helpful and inspiring — we literally gave it a whole new look and feel. This freed up my time to focus on other things that I don’t usually have time for. Hannah was always available when I needed her and had a lot of great ideas and brought a fresh new perspective to my marketing. I felt like I was in really good hands and can highly recommend TRUSTY OAK.

Pascal Simon Owner and Founder of Bake Austin

TRUSTY OAK rocks! I couldn’t be more pleased about the quality of work and their personal touch. With Amber as CEO, I can count on her to understand our needs, to be a great communicator, and a wonderful resource for us. I am continually impressed with how professional and capable TRUSTY OAK’s virtual assistants are. I highly recommend TRUSTY OAK to provide outstanding administrative assistance to organizations like ours.

Dona Raskin Founder of Austin Kids Can!

Working with TRUSTY OAK has been an absolute pleasure. After several failed attempts with other VA firms, I have finally found a responsive, trustworthy, dependable assistant…adding much more value than the bare bones inbox and calendar management I was looking for. If you’re looking for a fractional assistant you can trust from day one, I highly recommend you work with TRUSTY OAK.

Tim Hamilton Founder & CEO of Praxent, Austin, TX

My VA has done more for me in 20 hours of work than I’ve done in probably a year of just making things up on my own. That’s not a sales pitch, infomercial, or me being paid to say what I’m saying. It’s true. I’ve gotten a business card designed, a logo designed, website updated, streamlined for SEO, content written, colors and fonts changed, things I would have never thought about if I was doing this on my own.

Dave Bahr Founder and CEO, In-Sightful Living

Adulting is hard. Entrepreneuring is harder. I don’t know where I would be on either if Trusty Oak hadn’t come into my life when they did. Partnering with them has allowed me to scale my business, organize my life, and accomplish goals that would have been out of my reach without their support. Their team is diverse in skillset and background—over the years I have been able to lean on them for everything from scheduling and travel booking to bookkeeping and invoicing to process engineering and implementation. They are proactive, trustworthy, and receive an enthusiastic recommendation from me!

Ilana Zivkovich CEO, Werq

As an entrepreneur with several projects going in different directions, it’s hard to prevent some things from falling through the cracks. I’ve asked for a diverse list of tasks and they have done them all in stride, quickly, and way too politely. You can count on TRUSTY OAK to get things done fast and correctly, freeing you up to focus on building your business.

Clint Greenleaf Board Director, CEO, Entrepreneur, Content Expert, CPA

It took a while to open to the idea of a VA – as a new business owner, I thought I could do everything. Well, I was wrong! Letting go of the things I don’t know how to do, or don’t do well at all and handing them to TRUSTY OAK helped me immensely. They take care of my website and social media and much more, and leave me time as the business owner to do the stuff I’m good at.

Eyal Gallico Founder & IT Professional at TopMac, Austin, TX

I have worked with Amber on several website projects and her work is top notch. I am amazed by her attention to detail and her ability to drive a schedule. If you want something done well, and fast, TRUSTY OAK is what you are looking for!

Erika Heilman

Trusty Oak’s virtual assistant services have plugged a gap in our administrative needs and made my life easier during a year of hectic travel. Genny got up to speed quickly in understanding the nature of my work, and she’s efficient and professional in helping to manage complex calendaring and travel arrangements. This virtual arrangement has worked seamlessly for us!

Juila Freeland Fisher Director of Education Research, Clayton Christensen Institute

Working with the VAs at Trusty Oak, I am better equipped to scale and grow my business. Their varied skill sets help open up the Cabéza Advertising portfolio of services, allowing us to better serve our clients and improve our value proposition.

Hose Garcia CEO and Founder, Cabeza Advertising