Member Roster

Candy is the chief number cruncher behind the successful virtual bookkeeping firm, OffAssist. Opened in 2002, OffAssist has grown quickly to a multi-VA firm, including her supportive husband, Tom. Candy is a past president of IVAA (2007-2008), an administrator at VAnetworking, founder of video blog 2minuteswithava.com as well as founding the The Virtual Assistance League and the Texas Virtual Assistance League. She also volunteers with virtual assistants in her hometown of Austin, Texas. In her spare time, Candy enjoys reading and spending time with her family.

Lanel Taylor, the owner, since 2002, of Taylored Office Solutions, Inc. , is a numbers geek who likes to take the fear out of finance. A huge advocate for taking control of your money, Lanel helps her clients review their finances and create livable budgets for their business and personal lives. Lanel also utilizes her experiences as an entrepreneur to help other small business owners succeed in their businesses.

In 2007, Lanel co-founded the Inland Northwest Virtual Assistants Alliance, to support local virtual professionals and bring awareness of the virtual asstant industry to the area business community. In 2011, she co-founded the Virtual Assistance League to help virtual professionals woldwide build relationships in order to build their businesses. She also sits on the Administrative Programs Advisory Committee for North Idaho College.

In her spare time, Lanel enjoys spoiling her dog and cat, camping, and spending time at the lake or with her family.

Patty Dost, owner of Time Is Of The Es-Cents, has over 20 years experience in the corporate world. She has an extensive background as an Administrative Assistant, Human Resources Assistant, and Payroll Administrator.

She brings with her experience in various Microsoft applications, Wordpress, 1ShoppingCart, Dreamweaver, and various other software. Patty specializes in online newsletters, editing, proofreading, writing, blogs, administrative support, Internet research, and the list goes on and on.

Patty received the 2007 VAccolade of the Year award from VAnetworking, is VA certified by VAcertified.com, and was a 2008 Janet Jordan Achievement Award Nominee.

Since officially opening her Virtual Assistant business, Patty has used her background and also furthered her skills so that she can assist her clients and establish long-term business relationships. She enjoys working with small businesses and Virtual Assistants.

In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her hubby, kids and grandson.

Chief Word Wrangler and genuine Grammar Tamer at Ink Think – a freelance editorial services firm based in Austin, Texas.

Rebecca Thompson is the “Social Media Rebel” behind CLR Virtual Connection.

She started her business so that she could combine her administrative skills with her love of social media to help her clients proactively manage the social presence of their business. This is what Rebecca loves!

“Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.”>–  Confucius

Why choose CLR for your social media management? Rebecca bring years of experience and expertise to the table. Check out her profile on LinkedIn, or get the highlights below:
Certifications
~HootSuite Certified Professional
~Social Media Manager School
~Social media Specialist
~Internet Marketing Specialist

Certificate Of Completion
~Facebook - Mari Smith’s Extreme Fanbase Growth
~Social Networks
~Google Places & Local Social Networking Strategies
~HTML Training for Internet Success

All of that looks good on paper, but what’s the real scoop?

Why you’re here
– Rebecca has strong skills in social media, web 2.0, data entry, Internet research–both market and competitor, customer service and contact management
–She coaches some of her clients in social media.
–She works primarily with MailChimp Email Marketing Software, though she has experience in AWeber, 1 Shopping Cart (and the private labels of 1SC), Constant Contact, and others. She has assisted with and moderated webinars for clients.
–She is Community Manager for her clients Social Media accounts and Membership sites. She works extensively with Google Drive and sharing documents via the cloud.
–She creates Wordpress Sites and can customize them to fit your needs/wants. She has a team of dedicated professionals who all have the same passion for what they do as Rebecca does.  

Rebecca is a creative, innovative and logical thinker.  She believes in thinking both inside and outside the box, as the situation merits.  Clients and business partners say she is efficient, loyal, honest and, at times,  a risk taker.  Like all of us, Rebecca believes in balancing her professional and personal lives, but, unlike many, she actually practices balance regularly–while keeping both feet firmly on the ground.

Susan is the CEO of Balanced Bookkeeping Solutions is a QuickBooks consulting and full-service bookkeeping company that aims to fulfill the needs of small businesses. Susan has an MBA in Finance and a background in corporate accounting. She is a Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor as well. Susan enjoys helping small businesses set up the files in both the desktop and online versions of QuickBooks. She also likes to analyze your current results and assist you with projecting future ones to ensure the ongoing success of your business. In her free time, she likes to spend time with her family and enjoys attending sporting events, especially the Philadelphia Phillies!

Since 1995, Jennifer Holstad has helped busy entrepreneurs who want to free up more time to spend with their clients and less time doing administrative tasks. She is a certified professional Virtual Author’s Assistant and a Virtual Assistant with the Ethics Check certification. As a Virtual Author’s Assistant, she can assist aspiring authors through the administrative process of writing, publishing, and marketing their book. As a Virtual Assistant, she can help stressed business owners with their administrative tasks such as word processing, spreadsheet creation, databases, PowerPoint presentations, calendar management, light bookkeeping, etc. Contact Jennifer if you want someone who is dependable, detail-oriented, and organized. You’ll be glad you did!

Your Branch Office provides executive virtual business, project & operations management to c-level executives, business owners, entrepreneurs, attorneys, and financial planners, as well as meeting/conference planning & management and virtual legal assistance.

Carol Mikel is the owner of Next Level Office Solutions and has over 26 years of experience in the corporate world from customer service and data entry to office manager and executive assistant. With her administrative background, she created Precision Secretarial Solutions. Then with the addition of more technical skills, Precision Secretarial Solutions morphed into the business she has today, Next Level Office Solutions. Carol is proficient in all MS Office programs, social media tools, WordPress and various other software applications including AIA Document Software. She enjoys the decision making processes in business and helping small business owners by helping them to grow their business. Carol helps owners manage their social media and web presence, along with daily tasks. The passion Carol has for business and success along with her ability to determine her client’s needs, gives her the capability to help small business owners take their company to the next level.
Carol lives outside of Houston Texas with her husband of 26 years and their two teenage children. She strongly believes you are never too old to learn so it’s no surprise that one of her favorite hobbies includes learning new technology. She also enjoys reading, camping, boating, being outside and just relaxing on the patio, usually with a good book (on Kindle of course)!

Owner of The Hidden Helpers, providing writing, editing and certified professional virtual author support. Co-author of Entrepreneurial Freedom: How to Start and Grow a Profitable Virtual Assistance Practice and Write It Right: The Ground Rules for Self-Editing Like the Pros. In business since 2003 and based in the Harrisburg, PA area.