Ariel
Watkins
Manager, Institutional Giving
Washington, D.C., National Headquarters
1801 Pennsylvania Ave, NW Suite 200
Washington, DC 20006
1-800-THE-WILD (1-800-843-9453)
Ariel serves as our Manager, Institutional Giving, maintaining and growing strong partnerships with foundation donors.
Prior to joining the Wilderness Society, Ariel was a proposal manager and writer for international development projects in the Middle East, Sub-Saharan Africa, and South Asia. She has experience managing large-scale business development efforts for government, foundation, and corporate donors, most recently for FHI 360.
Ariel has an MPA from the Middlebury Institute of International Studies and a BA in History from UCLA. In her free time, she enjoys reading, crocheting, and taking care of her plants and cats.
