Steffanie Garner

Experienced Strategic Business Support Specialist with a deep understanding of the intersection between mission and ministry. Ready to leverage 10+ years of non-profit experience as an operational partner for faith-based C-suite leadership. Demonstrated track record of maximizing leadership capacity, ensuring institutional integrity, and fostering mission-aligned partnerships.

Fractional Executive Assistant - Contracted roles - South Carolina

(2025-06)

Since relocating to South Carolina, I have maintained contracted project management/executive support roles, continuing to leverage my core organizational strengths while advancing my technical proficiency with various tools ensuring seamless institutional alignment across distributed teams.

• Executive Support & Board Governance: Provide high-level administrative partnership for C-suite leaders, managing multiple complex calendars and acting as a primary liaison for stakeholders and Boards. Expertly produce comprehensive Board packs—including agendas, presentation slides, and formal minutes—while maintaining absolute confidentiality and discretion.
• Project Oversight & Reporting: Monitor the end-to-end progress of cross-functional initiatives. Adept at gathering data regarding industry trends and best practices to synthesize into cohesive reports. Preparing presentations for executive and client review.
• Virtual Operations & Digital Organization: Lead the end-to-end execution of cross-functional initiatives for distributed teams, utilizing digital collaboration tools (Google Suite, SharePoint, Slack, Zoom) to ensure results are delivered on time in a remote environment. Store and organize sensitive documents and files using institutional protocols.

Executive Project Manager, Office of the President - Greater Atlanta Christian School (GAC)

(2009-05 - 2025-06)

Leveraged a blend of project management and administrative skills serving as a strategic advisor and proactive problem-solver overseeing daily operations for the Office of the President, enhancing executive capacity.

• Operational Partner: Operational right-hand partner to the President and senior leadership team, providing key documentation and support to drive decision-making on institutional priorities and resource management. Included serving as the trusted liaison to the Board of Trustees and the Foundation Board, facilitating high-level communications and supporting governance frameworks.
• Executive Workflow Management & Strategic Reporting: Planned and managed agendas for academic leadership as well as board meetings, ensuring follow-through on action items and emerging priorities. Synthesized critical institutional metrics and industry trends into cohesive reports and presentations used by the President and Board for high-stakes governance decisions.
• Change Management: Acted as a stabilizing force through significant organizational changes including the enterprise-wide adoption of new technology; a leadership change at the President level, and maintenance of educational standards during the pandemic. Throughout each scenario continued to deliver executive-level support and was entrusted with confidential details while serving on task forces to developing strategic communication, ensure mission alignment, and maintain brand integrity.
• Accreditation & Compliance: Acted as the managing partner to the Director of Academics for accreditation cycles. Led the collection and verification of evidence for the 100+ compliance standards across three different accrediting bodies.

Communications Manager - Greater Atlanta Christian School (GAC)

(2006-01 - 2009-05)

Led day-to-day communications and logistical support on behalf of the senior leadership team, ensuring clarity, continuity, and follow-through on institutional priorities.

• Conducted targeted research on relevant trends, donor profiles, and key events, delivering executive-ready summaries and strategic talking points.
• Maintained a high standard of professionalism and discretion in all internal and external communications, serving as a trusted point of contact for all stakeholders -- faculty, key administrators, Board members, parents and senior leadership.

Marketing Research Account Management/Project Manager

• Directed marketing research plans for numerous packaged goods clients, proactively servicing needs, maintaining client satisfaction, and consistently achieving project goals.
• Provided guidance on branding strategy to establish consistent messaging across all platforms and touch points.

Bachelor of Arts - Marketing - Abilene Christian University (Abilene, Texas)