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Amanda King

Columbus

Summary

Solar consultant with expertise in driving strategic initiatives and delivering impactful results. Strong focus on team collaboration, problem-solving, and adapting to evolving needs. Skilled in project management, stakeholder engagement, and process optimization. Known for reliability, strategic thinking, and leadership in complex environments.


Overview

20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Principal Consultant

Spatialist LLC
07.2016 - Current
  • Providing consulting services for solar development, sustainability, affordable housing, and community development ventures.
  • I manage and provide technical assistance for community development programs, affordable housing, and solar projects including strategic planning, development services, and program design. I also provide housing and economic analysis for affordable housing and community development policies.
  • Current projects include solar development for affordable housing partners, strategic planning for accessing new federal energy efficiency and sustainability incentives for housing, and program design and development services for innovative cooperative housing projects.

Senior Project Manager - Development

SK Realty Development
01.2014 - 06.2016
  • Projects include housing and mixed use development in the Greater New York City area and overseeing environmental sustainability and asset management for portfolio of industrial/commercial sites throughout the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, and Midwest regions.

Project Manager

Pratt Area Community Council
10.2012 - 01.2014
  • Overseeing aspects of planning, financing, development and tenant relations for affordable housing and mixed use projects in Brooklyn. Projects included tax credit and bond financing, historic preservation, tenant-in-place construction, co-ops, and green building design. Also involved in community planning initiatives, including Brooklyn's long-term recovery from Hurricane Sandy.

Program Coordinator

Franklin County Economic Development and Planning Department
08.2009 - 08.2012
  • Steward of NSP, CDBG, and HOME federal grant programs throughout Franklin County; grant program management and coordination in the areas of housing, neighborhood revitalization, economic development, infrastructure, and public services; capacity-building for nonprofit community development groups and education on place-based revitalization solutions; website and social media administrator for County-funded housing projects; advancing sustainability and equity in County-funded community development endeavors.

Chair, Growth & Development Working Group

City of Columbus Green Team
08.2009 - 07.2012
  • Contributing expertise to priority sustainable development initiatives for the City of Columbus, including a Sustainable Yards program and other voluntary programs; Researched and prepared a policy incentive proposal to promote green buildings in urban infill areas for the City of Columbus.

Graduate Fellow

The Ohio State University
09.2008 - 08.2010
  • Graduate studies in the Department of City and Regional Planning and the John Glenn School of Public Affairs with a focus on sustainable neighborhood revitalization, affordable housing and community development.
  • Experience included aging population studies and policy development in Dresden, Germany; equitable development and fair growth; visioning and planning for small downtown revitalization; nonprofit management.

Consultant

ICF International
06.2007 - 09.2008
  • Subject expertise areas include alternative fuels, renewable energy, energy efficiency and sustainable waste management strategies. Projects include policy research and implementation, database management, and public-private partnerships/voluntary programs management. Government consultant for the U.S. Department of Energy Clean Cities Program and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Intern

Ohio Community Development Finance Fund
02.2007 - 06.2007
  • Program assistance in the areas of low- to moderate-income affordable housing, economic development, and New Markets Tax Credits.

Policy Intern

Clean Fuels Ohio
05.2006 - 06.2007
  • Policy research and outreach, nonprofit office management, membership services, alternative fuels education, website maintenance, green fleets.

Political Science Research Assistant

The Ohio State University
09.2005 - 06.2006
  • Academic research regarding women and politics, state and local politics, and political parties; literature reviews; index development; copy editing.

Education

Climate Resilience Certificate - Professionals

Antioch University New England
12.2024

M.C.R.P., M.A. - City and Regional Planning, Public Policy Management

The Ohio State University
08.2010

B.A. - Political Science, Geography

The Ohio State University
01.2007

Skills

  • Solar Development
  • Solar Interconnection and Owner's Rep
  • Financial Analysis
  • Community Engagement
  • Project Management
  • Strategic Planning
  • Real Estate Analysis

Certification

  • NEPA Environmental Assessment
  • Certificate in Community Solar Development
  • Real Estate Development Finance Professional (HDFP)
  • Community Power Accelerator Learning Lab

Timeline

Principal Consultant

Spatialist LLC
07.2016 - Current

Senior Project Manager - Development

SK Realty Development
01.2014 - 06.2016

Project Manager

Pratt Area Community Council
10.2012 - 01.2014

Program Coordinator

Franklin County Economic Development and Planning Department
08.2009 - 08.2012

Chair, Growth & Development Working Group

City of Columbus Green Team
08.2009 - 07.2012

Graduate Fellow

The Ohio State University
09.2008 - 08.2010

Consultant

ICF International
06.2007 - 09.2008

Intern

Ohio Community Development Finance Fund
02.2007 - 06.2007

Policy Intern

Clean Fuels Ohio
05.2006 - 06.2007

Political Science Research Assistant

The Ohio State University
09.2005 - 06.2006

M.C.R.P., M.A. - City and Regional Planning, Public Policy Management

The Ohio State University

B.A. - Political Science, Geography

The Ohio State University

Climate Resilience Certificate - Professionals

Antioch University New England