Analyst, Client Services Associate
Isabel Vander Stoep joined Sterling in early 2024 as an analyst and client services associate. She researches and evaluates potential investments and grants, helping ensure Sterling's recommendations align with clients' values.
Isabel has extensive experience in communications and research, including executive internal communications for a Fortune 200 company. She has also consulted on broadcasting initiatives for campaigns, trade associations, and universities. Her ability to research, analyze complex issues, and deliver solutions for clients rapidly comes from several years in news media as both a reporter and editor. She spent her early career in customer service and education.
Since joining Sterling, she has managed public relations projects for ultra-high-net-worth client philanthropy, researched potential and existing client assets, and enhanced Sterling’s ability to deliver on concierge requests of any kind. Isabel also manages private foundation grants and programs. Deeply familiar with studying policy, she helps clients and partners maximize the benefits of state-level tax exemptions.
Isabel grew up in the Pacific Northwest, where she earned her bachelor's in communication studies from Western Washington University. She currently serves on the board of an organization advocating for climate resilience projects in disadvantaged neighborhoods and volunteers as the newsletter editor for the Virginia Society of Ornithology.