Victoria van Skyhawk
Estate & Property Operations | Rural Stewardship | Hospitality & Events
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About
Operations and project-management professional with a background spanning rural property stewardship, equestrian and livestock care, hospitality, event production, and international multimedia project coordination. Skilled at translating a property owner’s goals into practical schedules, clear priorities, coordinated staff and contractors, and dependable day-to-day systems. Combines hands-on land and animal experience with guest-facing service and administrative oversight.
Experience
Owner / Director at Skyhawk Hill Homestead
Managed rural homestead activities, land-use priorities, growing systems, animal care and associated day-to-day operational needs.
Farm Events & Program Coordination at Blossom’s Biodynamic Farm / Millefolium
Supported farm-based event planning, guest experiences, logistics, scheduling, practical setup, and the development of repeatable programming and operating processes.
Independent Agricultural, Event & Small-Business Projects
Developed event and visitor concepts, coordinated logistics and collaborators, and helped translate ambitious plans into workable operational systems.
Project Management & Event Operations at UPC / SAS Institute
Coordinated complex multimedia and communications projects with designers, developers, UX specialists and distributed stakeholders; supported large-scale conference and event systems.
Education
Formal Education & Professional Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Design
- Graphic Design Certification
- Social Media Marketing Diploma
- Permaculture Design Certificate (PDC) — Sustainable Agriculture, Ecological Land Management and Permaculture Design
Professional & On-the-Job Training
- Project & Program Management: Over 20 years of experience managing complex projects, budgets, timelines, deliverables, vendors and multidisciplinary teams.
- Digital Project Management: Coordinated front-end and back-end developers, UX specialists, designers and marketing teams at UPC Broadband, delivering multimedia campaigns, digital platforms and marketing materials.
- Corporate Marketing Operations: Experience with SAS Institute, including digital marketing production, campaign coordination and cross-functional workflows.
- Event & Hospitality Management: Extensive experience in event planning, experiential programming, guest services, venue operations, fundraising and community engagement.
- Estate & Rural Property Operations: Property maintenance planning, contractor coordination, agricultural operations, gardens, irrigation, livestock care and sustainable land stewardship.
- Equestrian Management: Lifelong experience with horses, including ownership, stable management, feeding, health monitoring and coordinating veterinary and farrier services. Runner-up Bavarian champion in military/three-day eventing.
- Livestock & Agricultural Operations: Practical experience caring for sheep, lambs, cattle and poultry; bottle-feeding young livestock, cow milking and equipment, fencing and pasture management.
- Regenerative Agriculture & Permaculture: Practical experience in ecological land management, food production, composting, irrigation, water conservation and sustainable farm systems.
- Hospitality, Retreat & Experience Design: Development and coordination of farm-based programming, events, educational experiences and guest activities.
- Administration & Operations: Scheduling, budgeting, documentation, communications, supplier management, logistics and operational problem-solving.
- Educational Program Administration: Homeschool program planning, curriculum coordination, educational activities and community-based learning.
