The team

Founder & Principal VA
Melissa Clarke
Melissa is the Founder and Principal Assistant of MC Virtual Assistants. With over 15 years experience in Client Service, she is an expert when it comes to understanding our clients’ unique needs, her passion is to support small business development
and making a real difference to our clients lives and their businesses.

Virtual Assistant Team Leader
Amanda Griffin
Amanda grew up on the British Island of Guernsey and today lives in Knoxville, Tennessee with her husband and daughter, She has passion for interior design with a background in Marketing and Client Service management, scheduling, social content and planning.

Operations Manager
Jessica Safavimehr
Jessica is a skilled operations manager with years of experience working in a multitude of companies and agencies. she specialized in operation
management, Shopify e-commerce platforms, social media content creation and management, she is the key to our Internal operations and keeping MCVA

Client Success Manager
Megan Cochran
Megan is the proud spouse of a US Marine retired veteran and mother of five. Megan has a BS in Business Management and over a decade of experience in professional office executive positions.
As a seasoned virtual assistant, she ensures the smooth operation of our clients' businesses.

Virtual Assistant Team Member
Savannah Phillips
Savannah has passion for Interior Design and began when she attended her local Vocational School to take a weekend class of Drafting and Design. Following that she attended Illinois State University,
she is currently working towards her dreams and taking the tests to obtain her NCIDQ Certification.

Virtual Assistant Team Member
Kim Kresack Wilson
Kim has a strong background in customer service and spent many years in Travel and Tourism industry. She has a Diploma and has worked in the aviation industry for 17 years. She currently supports Interior Designers with day to day administrative and OBM tasks, handling invoices, finances, contracts, and CRM management.

Virtual Assistant Team Member
Janette Blackmore
Janette has a Bachelor’s of Interior Design Degree from Utah State University, she has worked for over 7 years on a wide variety of projects in both commercial and residential interiors.
She is passionate about drafting and rendering love to create realistic visuals to help clients realize finish and furnishings selections in their space.
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Virtual Assistant Team Member
Elizabeth Marino
Elizabeth has a BA in History from the University of Virginia and MA in French Studies from NYU. As a virtual assistant, she has extensive experience in communications, and administrative support with
over five years experience in administration, including calendar scheduling, office management and logistics and operations support

Virtual Assistant Team Member
Stephanie Fumo
Stephanie has a Bachelor’s of Interior Design Degree from CIDA accredited Kean University and has worked for over 17 years on a wide variety of projects in both commercial and residential interiors. This has includes office Design Assistant working with contractors, visiting job sites, furnishing and more.
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Virtual Assistant Team Member
Leah Priser
Leah is a seasoned VA with almost 15 years experience working in the Interior Design industry in administration and operations. her Skills includes Project Management and AdministrationProcurement - Proposals, sourcing, ordering, tracking, filing claims and more. she is a proud mum of three.

Virtual Assistant Team Member
Allison Long
Allison holds an AA in Interior Design as well as a BA in Social Work with over 15 years of experience in the Interior Design industry. She has worked for residential Interior Design firms and with national home builders designing model homes and in retail settings.
Skills:
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Project Management and Administration
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Procurement and Expediting
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Client Relations
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Business Operations - SOP's/Processes
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Sourcing, Moodboards and Presentations

Virtual Assistant Team Member
Anita Carter
Anita has 25+ years of experience working in operations, sales and marketing. She is passionate about helping overwhelmed small business owners and entrepreneurs get organized and grow their businesses.
Skills:
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Project Management and Administration
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Procurement and Expediting
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Client Relations
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Business Operations - SOP's/Processes
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Sourcing, Moodboards and Presentations

Virtual Assistant Team Member
Stephanie Narewski
A formally-trained Interior Designer, Stephanie has over 13 years of professional administrative experience and holds a certificate in Interior Design from the New York Institute of Art & Design. And now she is a virtual team member.
Skills:
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Project Management and Administration
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Procurement and Expediting
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Sourcing, Moodboards and Presentations
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Procurement

Virtual Assistant Team Member
Darren Avila
Immediately before joining MC Virtual Assistants, Darren was Operations Manager at a high-end interior design firm, overseeing daily operations, performing HR functions, managing design projects, and assisting the founder/design director with client management.
Skills:
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Project Management
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Operations Management
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HR Administration
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Procurement/Purchasing
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Interior Design Software (IVY, Studio Designer)

Virtual Assistant Team Member
Karson Gambill
Kason attended school for Medical Assistance with a large focus in administrative work and assisting different companies. She has worked with several different designers, mainly procurement and email management. Karson has experience with vendor communication and management to get lead times and help solve problems when they arise with orders. Karson held administrative roles where she was in charge of organization, communication, vendor management and administrative work.
Skills:
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Project Management
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Administration
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Quickbooks
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Procurement/Purchasing
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Client Relations
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Interior Design Software (IVY, Studio Designer)

Virtual Assistant Team Member
Sara Ford
Sara is a West Coast native but has called Atlanta, Georgia home since 2006. Sara worked for Costco for over 20 years and then transitioned to virtual assistance in 2018. While at Costco, Sara learned the importance of providing a high level of service in an extremely fast-paced and ever-changing environment. As a virtual assistant, Sara has experience supporting interior designers with procurement, client relations, and business operations.
Skills:
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Project Management
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Filing Claims
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Procurement/Purchasing
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Business Operations
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Interior Design Software (IVY, Studio Houzz Pro)

Virtual Assistant Team Member
Rae James
With over 10 years of Executive Administration experience and 3 years of serving as a Virtual Assistant working with Interior Designers, she has the knowledge and expertise that is required in order to provide her clients with top-notch services that will reduce the everyday stress you may face. She is currently due to graduate this Summer from the Interior Design Institute and has worked with several Interior Design clients

Virtual Assistant Team Member
Antonia Ligeti
Antonia is an experienced Interior Designer transitioned into the virtual world of design and architecture. Now helping Interior Designers all around the globe, with everything from Admin/ Operations to Design Assistance: drafting, 3D modeling, rendering, presentations, etc. The goal is to he

Virtual Assistant Team Member
Sara Trosen
Sara spent several years in Design Assistant positions out of college, working exclusively in high-end furnishings for around 6 years before opening her own studio. She is experienced with every aspect of the Design process from sourcing, moodboards, procurement with wholesale vendors, project management, order tracking and drafting. Sara is very comfortable with Kitchen and bathroom remodel projects, furnishings and window treatments.
Skills:
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Chief Architect, NeoFoyer
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IVY / Houzz Pro, Canva
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MS Office Suite, G Suite
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Quickbooks, OneDrive, Dropbox

Virtual Assistant Team Member
Sandy Le
With a double Masters Degree in Business Administration and Finance, Sandy has over 10 years of experience working in administrative and Customer Service roles. With a background in Commercial Construction project management and business administration, Sandy is highly skilled with procurement, logistics and managing multiple projects.
Skills:
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Project Management and Administration
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Procurement, bookeeping support
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Design Assistance - moodboards
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Asana and Smartsheet
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Design Files. SketchUp, Canva
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MS Office Suite, GSuite, Quickbooks, Dropbox

Virtual Assistant Team Member
Daniella Miranda
With a background in Real Estate, Dani has over 10 years of experience working with business owners and skilled in Project Management, Administration, P Mood boards PM software - Asana, - Studio Designer, MS Office Suite, QuickBooks Canva,

Virtual Assistant Team Member
Jacqueline De la Guia
With an Associate's degree focused in Interior Design from Melbourne Polytechnic, Jacky has over 8 years of experience in the Industry. Originally from Madrid, Spain, . She's been an artist since 2006 and skilled in Project Management, Procurement and Expediting, Sourcing, , Rendering, CAD drafting, Space planningn Sketchup, AutoCAD, Photoshop, Revit, Chief Architect, Wix, Mailchimp, and more.
We're Hiring! Apply Today
Are you a Virtual Assistant with experience working in the Interior Design industry? Do you have a passion for excellent customer service?
If so, we want to hear from you! Contact us today to find out how you could become a valued member of our team.