Samantha Bates is a Technology Solutions Project Manager at Assurance, a Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC company, since July 2023. Prior to this role, Samantha served as a Senior HR Technology Project Manager at Benefit Technology Resources from June 2015 to May 2023, where responsibilities included client communication, project oversight, and stakeholder engagement. Samantha's experience also includes positions at AlphaStaff, where efforts focused on streamlining processes for a large client base and managing payroll and benefits accounting, and at Sodexo as a Financial Unit Controller, responsible for onboarding and ensuring timely monthly reporting. Samantha holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Strayer University and a high school diploma from Pebblebrook High School.