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Kleigh5252@gmail.com 

Karen Leigh Stevens Boykin  

Business Operations +Analytical Skills +Account Reconciliation +Ledger +Financial Accounting +Cost Accounting +Finance +Level of education: 41.5 Dean's List CTU +Accounting +Substitute Teacher (3) counties + Stevens irrigation and Landscape +Seamstress +designer sewing +personal interior design +Construction +Resort Golf Course Attendant +Public Safety Dispatcher +Housekeeping (elderly) (fitness gym) +BOD FD Treasurer/Accountant +Farming 

.Seamstress at the Citadel Tailor Shop; January 21,2020-October 2020-school closure/upcoming 2.5 mth Holiday -furloughed; COVID-19 crisis.

. Alterations of Cadets uniforms Summer/Winter cotton and wool/inventory/corrected work for peers/covid19 cloth masks

. All State and Federal required classes completed on time.

Assistant Executive Housekeeper Pivotal Fitness 2013-2019 Maintained and provided a healthy clean environment for all. 

• maintain OSHA requirements 

• maintained daily and weekly schedules on whiteboard and excel program 

• maintained communication with all trainers and teachers. Acquired weekly/monthly schedules -detailed classrooms, inventoried equipment, provided stock needed for events. Maintain stock and chemical list 

• repaired and/or reported equipment to be repaired on Microsoft programs. 

• cleaned, all areas working areas-60,000 square feet also worked front desk reception area when necessary. 

• operated security camera-when necessary. 

• provided construction clean-up during renovations. 

• helped load and unload heavy equipment for promotion parties. 

• helped direct customers. provided assistance to elderly and handicap people 

• took care of living plants, worked double and extra shifts and traveled when asked. 2014-2019 

• Bonus: Working with fantastic equipment! Meeting professional trainers and many wonderful people! 

Stevens irrigation and Landscape 2003-2012 

• The many duties of landscaping- 

• Daily ability to drive and back trucks with double tandem trailers as well as large dump trailers. 

• Unload and load all major equipment. Able to use all equipment, chain saws, pole saws, hedgers, pole hedgers, weed eaters, edger, pruners, clippers, shovels, post-hole diggers, gas auger, zero-turn, front deck, bobcat, tractor with implements. 

• Ran steel posts for farm fencing, railroad ties for landscape, built wooden fences 

• Run irrigation drip line, fix and maintain or replace any irrigation or drip line, Adjust timer for irrigation. 

• Help with designs for new landscape, or existing landscape. Pruning of shrubs and trees-year round planting: trees, shrubs, flowers. 

• Storm: clean up and haul. 

• Use bobcat for loading mulch and asphalt, lay sod, load, haul and lay pine straw and mulch. 

• Maintenance of trucks, mowers, and equipment. 

• Worked a majority of beach home rentals, rental homes, plantations, and homes and new construction. 

• Met and worked for Patti LuPone and her husband, Matthew Johnston (handpicked to work on their first official major landscape) with an NYC botanist, *Nancy Nichols. * review from: Nancy Nichols, on my LinkedIn page- under Karen Stevens Boykin 

• Did special jobs for customers for holidays and weddings. 

• Used all safety equipment, Reported all gas leaks, break-ins, and other issues e.g. repairs needed to homes. 

• The ability to communicate with the customers. 

• Knowledge of plants and trees. Transplant and make designer planter containers for customers. Using real and artificial plants. Started official (volunteer) work with a company in 2003 (hired in 2005) in SC. Yard work for the elderly in 1983 up until 2016. 

 

Worked School systems in three counties: Colleton, Dorchester, and Charleston. 1987-2017 

• Taught academic, social and motor skills. 

• Executed daily operations of working with elementary and High School. 

• Followed curriculum guidelines and requirements of state and school.

            •Lectured, demonstrated and used audiovisual teaching aids to present subject matter to class. 

• Trained and managed up to 30 students on all subjects and achieved significant improvements in their productivity. 

• Prepared, administered and corrected tests, recording results. 

• Assigned lessons, corrected papers and listened to oral presentations. 

• Taught rules of conduct and maintained order in the classroom, on the playground and school outings. 

• Discussed pupils' academic, as well as, behavioral attitudes and achievements with parents. 

• Successfully handled any "bullying issues" that arose. 

• Kept attendance and grade records as required. Helping Children reading to and teaching one on one.

• Helped Coordinated and chaperoned class field trips.

Organized Special events-baked character cakes. 

• Organized, participated in all areas of large fundraisers on the Edisto Beach, Hollywood, Summerville. 

• VP of BOD PTA and then Treasurer for Edisto Beach-Colleton County. Substitute teacher 1987-1992. 

• Volunteer (one on one instructor) for students in Beech Hill Elementary- Dorchester County- Elementary 

• Teacher assistant for students in Beech Hill Elementary School Computer Comprehensive Reading Program held in the library weekly. 2004-2006 Received a gift and recognition from Dorchester County. 

• Addressed ALL Bullying Issues through Beech Hill Elementary School in Dorchester County through the school and the county district office-Met Superintendent, Joseph Pye concerning conflicting gun issues and other issues within the Beech Hill administration! 

• Volunteer for testing monitor for (LLC) LowCountry Leadership Charter School 2015-2017 

• Volunteer and worked with the Horticulture After School Program LLCS -Charleston County, SC. 

• Transported Students for their awards ceremony and film presentation (accomplished in Washington DC) held in Charleston, SC. LLCS Science produced a comic book based on the Facts and hazards of e-cigs, (Vaping). 

Accounting: 2003-2008 Department consolidation-GFD merged w/Old Fort FD 

• Served as accountant on the (BOD) Board Of Directors for the (GFD) Givhans Fire Department in South Carolina. Over 5 years’ experience accounting in Dorchester County. 

• Trained in reporting and also in areas of procedures and methods of presenting reports through Quicken and QuickBooks. Currently taking Excel Classes-2019. Entered four years of prior data reports from ledgers to Quicken. Able to work independently. Able to create a workable schedule to meet deadlines efficiently. 

• Strong training skills from previous certified accountants in Givhans, Fire Department, Old Fort Fire Department, the Dorchester County Treasurer, Senators, and County Officials. 

• Worked with County Budgets. Skilled in working with others in order to acquire the proper information to maintain proper reports. Processed accounts payable, accounts receivable for assigned accounts; communicated with vendors and County personnel, and officials regarding invoices, resolved discrepancies and expedited the accounts payable to be processed, generated accounts payable checks, reconciled voided checks Made deposits. 

• Organized travel for members for out of town training or to pick up equipment. 

• Managed DMV decal inventory and taxes. 

• Paid taxes owed by the County for County Equipment and land. Collected and received a variety of County funds through Grants, Gifts, and County taxes. 

• Supported month-end and the fiscal year-end closing process. 

• Reviewed and reported on the County's financial status as it related to Departmental operations. Prepared spreadsheets. • Coordinated with and assisted external auditors in conducting independent audits. 

• Attended all/and staff, committee, Council and community meetings as required. 

• Received and responded to inquiries, concerns, complaints and requests for assistance from County employees, department heads, elected and appointed officials. Resolved issues within the department and worked with fantastic lawyers. 

• Performed general administrative/clerical work as required, including but not limited to preparing reports, correspondence, copying, filing documents, reviewing mail, reviewing and reading minutes. Wrote, designed and produced all reports for all monthly meetings and/or special meetings. Executed daily operations of records, receipts and payout. 

• Appraised, evaluated, and inventoried real property and equipment, recorded information such as the property's description, value, and location. 

• Prepared, examined, and analyzed accounting records, financial statements, and other financial reports to assess accuracy, completeness, and conformance to reporting and procedural standards. 

• Sold equipment and helped organize fundraisers with other BOD members to the general public. Appraised, evaluated, and inventoried real property and equipment. 

• Responded to written and telephone requests for any/all transactions and for other concerns for our department. 

• Researched and recommended new equipment for our Givhans Department and our Ridgeville community. 

• Represented our community in keeping our area safe and secure. Restructured and helped to improve the facility of our Community Fire Department. 

Colorado Technical University (CTU) Associates Degree in Accounting 41.5 credits-Dean's List 2013-14 student loan Completed USC course in *Alzheimer’s and Dementia 2015 Public Safety Dispatcher Edisto Beach, SC - 300 hrs. per month 1986-1992. Litter Patrol Palmetto Pride** Fairfield Edisto Beach, SC Golf–all shifts cart attendant, shop fill-in 1991-1996 Construction-helper for renovations and new Structures ** married/moved to Smyrna, SC to raise Llamas on a farm. Moved back to the Low Country in 2000. Seamstress-designer-gowns-costumes-alterations-repairs- kids suits-dresses-reversible vests and aprons- jeans-dress shirts. Ties-bow ties. Insulated zipper bags, lawn & leaf bags, and disaster collection bags w/recycled materials. Doll ballroom dresses. Designer infant accessories-Designed the Velcro elastic leg cloth diapers in 1981. Interior room renovations re-design-started in 1976. 

Volunteer experience: 7 years- Public Safety Dispatcher, 5 years-GVFD accounting, caring for the elderly, taught ESL, Teacher Assistant for Schools, horticulture after school LLCS (Charter) High School, and sewing for Public Safety and also for Rural Churches in the LowCountry. Landscape maintenance for Churches. Property maintenance caretaker -interior and exterior for 3 homes in SC 1981-2016 several SC properties including beach front –to include taxes- -35 years. Weekly and bi-weekly 3 mile beach front and highway “litter patrol”- Beautification Committee-Edisto Beach SC.

Took full time care of people diagnosed with *Alzheimer’s, Dementia, Epilepsy, Surgery recovery, Cancer, and other illnesses- started in 1978. 

Volunteer Poll Watcher Givhans: 2016, 2020, including early 12 days of voting in St George, SC.

Volunteer work for CVA: Concerned Veterans of America in 2022

SCGOP committeeman President for Givhans, SC; Current

Small Community Farmer; seasonal

Seamstress/designer