Skylar Wampler skylarvwampler@gmail.com | (540) 442-0521 | Harrisonburg, Virginia
EDUCATION University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, GPA 3.73/4.00 2017-2021 Bachelor of Arts, Dual Majors in Environmental Sustainability and English (with distinction) Recipient of UVA Sustainability Grant and Wolfe Docent Fellowship; research cited in PMLA (Vol. 135, Issue 3). PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Virginia Mennonite Retirement Community, Interim Donor Relations Manager Harrisonburg, VA 2025-Present ● Fill in as Interim Donor Relations Manager for three months, manage all VMRC Foundation charitable contributions for a pipeline of over $1 million annually, manage mailings. ● Create and implement VMRC’s first grants database, with a first-year pipeline of $1.2 million. Facilitate the distribution and application process for three fully-funded nursing scholarships, annually. Secure Solar Futures, Project Development Associate, Grant Writing Consultant Staunton, VA 2024-Present ● Develop RFP responses and solar savings proposals, supporting business development. ● Write and manage grant proposals (USDA REAP, DOE ERA, Appalachian Solar Finance Fund, Virginia TRRC), securing $1.5M in awards and supporting a $40M project pipeline. ● Coordinate partnerships and manage relationships with customers, investors, and supply chain partners, facilitating $10M in tax credit value for domestic procurement. ● Conduct policy research and facilitate regulatory initiatives, including leading an international SEARCH Conference for the Virginia Renewable Energy Alliance and legislators. ● Organize and manage entries in CRM for stakeholder management as well as customer relations. Drylands Agroecology Research, Development and Corporate Sponsorship Coordinator Longmont, CO 2025 ● Spearhead corporate sponsorship strategy, securing funding partnerships to support organizational events and core programs, moving from $0 to $200k in sponsorships in year one. ● Provide administrative support and oversee donor database management, ensuring accuracy, data integrity, and efficient donor engagement. ● Plan and execute mission-aligned events that promote regenerative land stewardship, build community, and elevate donor and partner engagement. ● Manage grants database and obtain funding for large-scale ecological restoration projects, apply to minimum three grants/month. ● Partnered with corporate sponsors including Patagonia, Nude Foods, Kiss the Ground and Ardent Mills and maintained relationships. ● Planned events such as lunches, the annual donor appreciation farm meal, and tree plantings for over 10,000 trees. Integrity Global, Business Development Officer, Arlington, VA 2023-2024 ● Recruit and interview consultants for USAID-funded projects in international development, manage LinkedIn pages and RFP descriptions to seek talent. ● Assist in drafting and submitting responses for USAID RFPs, ensuring compliance with proposal requirements. ● Manage recruitment of disbursed grant fund recipients. Silver Line Theatre Exchange, Theater Coordinator and Grant Writer 2023 ● Managed class schedules, online presence, and budget. ● Coordinated events hosted in the theater including rentals and shows. ● Applied to grants such as a National Endowment for the Arts grant, a Virginia Humanities rapid grant, and a Community Impact Grant from the Virginia Commission of the Arts. Wampler and Associates Rehabilitation, Clinic Operations Manager, Harrisonburg, VA 2021-2023 ● Oversee day-to-day clinic operations, including scheduling, recordkeeping, and compliance. ● Manage financial processes, including billing, payroll, deposits, and payment reconciliation. ● Secure prior authorizations for treatment across 40+ insurance providers, including Veterans Affairs, Medicare, Medicaid, and worker’s compensation. ● Oversee Human Resources responsibilities including employee policies, morale, and compensation. ● Create and implement the first grant pipeline at the practice, securing funding for People For Parkinson’s to meet at the facility.
University of Virginia, Teaching Assistant: Grants Focus 2020-2021 ● Aid in piloting the University of Virginia’s new general education curriculum by participating in a two-year long education study on socratic seminars and their use in undergraduate education. ● Taught a class of first-years on project preparedness and grant writing, culminating in 13 individual grant applications for funding of local projects in the Charlottesville Area. ● Reported to a PhD Fellow in Humanities, tracking first-year grades and success rates in completing project tasks. ● Organized bonding events for first-years and conducted welcome programs. SELECTED RESEARCH & ANALYSIS EXPERIENCE U.S. Department of State Diplomacy Lab, Researcher and Copyeditor, Charlottesville, VA 2020-2021 ● Researched crime and sea level rise in Jamaica, drafted policy recommendations for the Government of Jamaica, and copyedited a 200-page report through the U.S. Embassy (Chicago Style). ● Partnered with the US Department of State to discuss current international relations with Jamaica and ensure crime management recommendations were in alignment with both countries’ interests. ● Drafted a proposal for the management of crime and management of gang violence in Kingston, Jamaica, with an emphasis on community learning, gardens, and climate education. Synthesis Films, Film Research Fellow, Los Angeles, CA 2021 ● Conducted ethnographic field work on regenerative agriculture, interviewing key stakeholders and synthesizing the findings into a 150-page report. ● Presented weekly research updates to the team and Emmy Award-winning filmmaker, Moira Demos. ● Funded this project through receipt of UVA Parents Fund Sustainability Grant. University of Virginia, Research Assistant, Charlottesville, VA 2018-2021 ● Curated a museum exhibition on species extinction for UVA Special Collections Library, presented at the Smithsonian and cited in multiple publications including the PMLA. ● Materials handling of special collections materials, including manuscripts and artifacts dating back to the 1400s. ● Maintained social media pages for Extinction in the Archives and materials lists including a research database of extinct species. ● Funded this project through the Wolfe Docent Research Fellowship Grant. SKILLS & INDUSTRY KNOWLEDGE ● ● ● ●
Energy & Policy: Solar project development, agricultural regulatory research, policy analysis, grant writing. Languages: English (Fluent), Spanish (Intermediate), French (Beginner), Latin (Beginner). Research & Market Analysis: Energy market research, policy recommendations, economic analysis, SEO Analytics, CRM management. Grant Writing: Pipeline management, CRM management, administration and distribution of funds, government contracts and nongovernmental contracts, partnership management, strategy alignment.