Margaret Victoria Stribling
Savannah
Summary
Dynamic administrative professional with extensive experience in court operations and data management at Chatham County. Proficient in Microsoft Excel and skilled in building strong stakeholder relationships. Successfully implemented a paperless filing system, enhancing efficiency and accessibility of court records. Recognized for exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
Deputy Court Clerk II
Chatham Professional Personnel
Savannah
09.2025 - Current
- Provided clerical support for court operations by entering and distributing court orders and citations while scheduling hearings to ensure timely legal processes.
- Acted as key liaison with attorneys and external petitioners, coordinating administrative duties and compiling statistical judiciary data for reports.
- Processed court documents for filing and distribution efficiently.
- Assisted attorneys and judges with case management tasks daily.
- Maintained accurate records of court proceedings and filings consistently.
Senior Administrative Assistant
Chatham County Recorder's Court
Savannah
01.2023 - 09.2025
- Performed a vital role that provides a high level of administrative and clerical support to the court's operations.
- This position often acts as a key liaison and coordinates various administrative duties such as compiling, creating, and maintaining statistical judiciary data presented at departmental meetings.
- Processed and submit payroll via Lawson for the department biweekly.
- Create and submit requisitions and purchase orders.
- Received and processed invoices for payment for vendors for departmental services.
- Serve as back up to the Cashier Supervisor by preparing cash deposits from the cashier's daily intake, and other financial and budgetary tasks for the department.
- Scheduled and coordinated interpretation services for foreign languages in court.
- Enter citations that generate cases from various police municipalities in Odyssey.
- Received and entered case details for indigent Defense for court appointed attorneys.
- Received and entered warrant information for Warrant Control.
- Respond to Recorder's Court incoming emails.
- Accept and distribute documents retrieved from Georgia E-File for court files.
- Answer and facilitate phone calls.
- Managed departmental supply orders and maintenance.
- Acted as liaison between IT department and court personnel to resolve computer issues.
- Coordinated departmental events.
- Prepared payroll, maintained timecards, leave request forms annual leave balances/report.
- Compose the minutes for Judges Meeting.
- Provide comprehensive support to court personnel.
- Draft, type, and format a wide range of legal and administrative correspondences.
- Maintain and manage both hard copy and electronic filing via the GA-E-file System.
Administrative Assistant III, Absentee Ballot Clerk
Chatham County Board of Commissioners
Savannah
10.2021 - 01.2023
- Duties include plan, implement, and manage operational activities for Absentee Voting.
- Supervised, directed, and evaluated temporary staff, developing and overseeing employee duties by prioritizing work assignments and processes to ensure efficient absentee voting operations.
- Served as liaison between temporary employees and management, training staff on regulations, laws, operations, policies, and procedures set by Secretary of State to ensure compliance.
- Interpret and ensure adherence to all federal, state, and local laws and regulations governing voter registration, absentee voting, and election procedures.
- Recommended and implemented process improvements for timely processing of absentee ballot applications and mailing of ballots to voters, enhancing overall operational efficiency.
- Coordinated the secure transfer of ballots to the Board of Elections, ensuring compliance with all applicable laws and regulations.
- Respond to citizens' questions, concerns, and applications needing to process applications/ballots by providing exceptional customer service.
- Create training material, handouts, and packets for Absentee Ballot processes.
- Assist with training for Voter Registration and its processes.
Administrative Assistant I
Chatham County Board of Commissioners
Savannah
01.2020 - 10.2021
- Duties include performing complex to sensitive administrative duties directly under the supervision of the Director of The Front Porch.
- Process sensitive employee documents compose and create reports, spreadsheets, and statistical datasheets for departmental operations.
- Prepared payroll, maintained timesheets, and managed leave forms and annual leave balance reports for departmental operations.
- Assisted the Director of the Front Porch with case management files, statistical reports, and meeting minutes.
- Compiled and maintained statistical data on daily activity to support staff performance tracking.
- Created workflow materials, assisted with assessments, and participated in weekly staff meetings on juvenile violent crime cases.
- Assist the Front Porch Director with event planning and coordination.
Deputy Court Clerk II, Record Room Manager
Chatham County Board of Commissioners
Savannah
10.2018 - 01.2020
- Under direction of the Chief Deputy Clerk of Probate Court, performs a variety of specialized administrative duties related to the management, protection, and digitizing of Probate Court records and files.
- Coordinates and implements the process of moving Probate Court toward a paperless file management system.
- Digitizes existing and historic records.
- Organizes and indexes records.
- Develops secure processes for public research and public access to digitized historical documents and information.
- Supervises the record room staff.
- Supervises the management of files, including pleadings, audio recordings of hearings, confidential records, digitized records, and public research and access.
- Assist the public, other court officials, attorneys, and other County staff by telephone, in person, or in writing.
Administrative Assistant III to the Director of Victim Witness Assistance Program
Chatham County Board of Commissioners
Savannah
02.2012 - 10.2018
- Duties include performing complex to sensitive administrative duties in a legal setting.
- Processed sensitive employee documents and created reports, spreadsheets, and statistical datasheets to support departmental operations.
- Requested vendor payments and processed finance-related tasks, ensuring timely departmental transactions.
- Processed payroll, maintained timesheets, leave forms, and annual leave balances, ordered supplies for all three Victim-Witness locations, and updated Superior Court Witness Line recording and website daily.
- Compile and maintain statistical data of daily activity for advocates and other staff members.
- Make initial contact via letters to targeted victims of violent crimes weekly and handle calls and walk-in generated from those mail out.
- Assisted VWAP Director in planning and coordinating events to enhance program visibility and engagement.
- Supported advocates in daily tasks to enhance their effectiveness and ensure smooth workflow.
- Handle and facilitate incoming calls and greet all incoming visitors and handle upfront reception.
Assistant to the Executive Director of Enrollment Management
Savannah College of Art and Design
Savannah
04.2005 - 04.2010
- Duties included facilitating incoming calls and retrieving voicemail messages, greeting professional visitors, parents, and students and directing traffic to designated areas and appropriate parties.
- Answer, screen, and route incoming calls for the departments.
- Managed office supplies and equipment maintenance, and organized mail sorting and distribution to ensure operational efficiency.
- Monitored and maintained hiring system and process for prospective candidates, updating and posting job vacancies, job description changes and updates.
- Coordinated interviews with prospective candidates using People Admin software. with prospective candidates on People Admin.
- Supported directors by planning daily activities, developing meeting agendas, and arranging travel logistics to enhance productivity.
- Handle travel reimbursement, process purchase requisitions, and purchase orders for department purchases and vendors.
- Maintain meeting calendar and scheduling of conference rooms and refreshments.
- Maintain and organize department updates, reports, and calendars.
- Compose department records, spreadsheets, documents, and reports as instructed by directors.
- Provided information regarding the organization visiting officials.
- Worked under the minimum supervision and direction of five directors.
Education
Associate of Art - Liberal Arts
Saint Leo University
Sant Leo, Florida08-2011
Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice
Georgia Southem University
Savannah, GA07-2026
Skills
- Court Management Software
- Case Management System
- Odyssey software
- Judicial Case Software
- Electronic Filing System
- Court Reporting Software
- Payment Processing System
- Financial Management Tools
- Excel
- Microsoft Word
- PowerPoint
- Outlook
- Legal Research Tools
- Odyssey software Launcher Software
Affiliations
- City Manager Emerging Leaders Academy (CMELA), 2024
- Business Leaders of America-Florida Chapter, 02/03
- Linked In, 01/16
Skills Certifications Training
- Proficient usage (Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook)
- Certificate of Appointment of Notary Public
- Certificate of Completion for Office of Victim of Crime Training and Technical Assistance (2014, 2015, 2016)
- Certificate of Training Georgia Bureau of Investigation (2012, 2014, 2016)
- MUNIS Trained
- CJIS Network Operator Certified (2017)
- TRACKER, Odyssey and Odyssey Launcher Software, TLO, Tiburon
- CPR Certified
- GCIC Certified
- Defensive Driving Training (02/12 & 02/16)
- Verifone, Chase Software, Georgia E-File, CJT
Timeline
Deputy Court Clerk II
Chatham Professional Personnel
09.2025 - Current
Senior Administrative Assistant
Chatham County Recorder's Court
01.2023 - 09.2025
Administrative Assistant III, Absentee Ballot Clerk
Chatham County Board of Commissioners
10.2021 - 01.2023
Administrative Assistant I
Chatham County Board of Commissioners
01.2020 - 10.2021
Deputy Court Clerk II, Record Room Manager
Chatham County Board of Commissioners
10.2018 - 01.2020
Administrative Assistant III to the Director of Victim Witness Assistance Program
Chatham County Board of Commissioners
02.2012 - 10.2018
Assistant to the Executive Director of Enrollment Management
Savannah College of Art and Design
04.2005 - 04.2010
Associate of Art - Liberal Arts
Saint Leo University
Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice
Georgia Southem University