Meet our leadership team:

Our goal is to provide clients with a level of personal commitment and company reliability not found elsewhere. Together with our Senior Associates and technical and operational professionals, we are always aspiring to enhance our capabilities so we can better serve our clients’ needs.

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Gary D. Jakobs, AICP

Principal Environmental

Bio

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Curtis E. Alling, AICP

Principal  Environmental

Bio

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Sydney B. Coatsworth, AICP

Principal  Environmental

Bio

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Amanda Olekszulin

Principal  Environmental

Bio

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Honey L. Walters

Principal  Air Quality
and Climate Change

Bio

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Linda Leeman, CWB

Principal – Natural Resources

Bio

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Allen Folks, RLA ASLA

Principal  Urban Design and Planning

Bio

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Chris Mundhenk

Principal  Environmental

Bio

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Poonam Boparai

Principal  Air Quality
and
Climate Change

Bio

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Mike Parker, AICP

Principal  Environmental

Bio

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Pat Angell

Principal  Environmental

Bio

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Eric J. Ruby

Principal  Environmental

Bio

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Heather Blair

Principal  Environmental

Bio

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Nanette Hansel

Principal  Environmental

Bio

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Christine Babla, AIA, AICP, LEED AP

Principal  Urban Design and Planning

Bio

Meet our technical and operational professionals:

The Ascent in-house team consists of many devoted professionals who are more than just highly qualified and competent environmental, planning, urban design, natural resources, and climate change consultants.  These environmental professionals also believe in the firm’s basic values and contribute strongly every day to making Ascent a caring, nimble, supportive, forward-thinking, enjoyable, and original company.

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Adriana Alba

Proposal Manager

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Manal Aleidan

Office Administrator

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Corey Alling

Graphics and
Communications Specialist

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Carlos Alvarado-Laguna

Wildlife Biologist

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Jazmin Amini

Transportation and
Environmental Planner

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Dimitri Antoniou, AICP

Air Quality and Climate
Change Practice Leader

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Saba Asghary

Environmental Planner

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Jessica Babcock

Environmental Planner

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Sean Bechta

Senior Environmental
Project Manager

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Chad Beckstrom, AICP

Senior Environmental Director

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Andrew Beecher

Climate Action Planner

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Tammie Beyerl

Senior Botanist and
Wetland Ecologist

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Joshua Boldt

Senior Biologist

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Lily Bostrom

Senior Environmental Planner

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Jacklyn Bottomley

Environmental Planner

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Lisa Bradford

Project Accountant

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Stacey Bradford

Senior Lead Project Accountant

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Matthew Brehmer

Air Quality Analyst

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Pam Brillante

 Biologist

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Greta K. Brownlow, PhD

Environmental Director

Bio

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Jessica Buehrle

Human Resources Assistant

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Kirsten Burrowes

Senior Environmental Planner

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Yingying Cai

Environmental Planner

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Latonya Carson

Project Accountant

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Eric Cohen

Environmental Planner

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Mara Crist

Contracts Assistant

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Alta Cunningham

Architectural Historian/
Environmental Planner

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Erik de Kok, AICP

Director of Interdisciplinary Planning

Bio

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Josh Eastes

Environmental Planner

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Mike Eng

Senior Natural Resources Specialist

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Suzanne Enslow

Senior Project Manager

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Tristan Evert

Environmental Planner

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Brittany Foad

Administrative Assistant

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Jim Foust

Marketing Coordinator

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Allison Fuller

Wildlife Biologist

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Matthew Gelbman, AICP

Planner

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Heidi Gen Kuong, AICP

Urban Planner/
Project Manager

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Amber Grady

Architectural Historian

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Nicole Greenfield

Environmental Planner

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Cole Hackett

Environmental Planner

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Steve Henderson

Senior Wildlife Biologist

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Sarah Henningsen

Environmental Planner

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Shannon Hickey

Botanist and
Wetland Ecologist

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Nirmeen Hijjawi

Administrative Assistant

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Fred Hochberg

Senior Climate Action Specialist

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Peter Hoholick

Air Quality and GHG Analyst

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Brenda C. Hom

Senior Air Quality and
Climate Change Specialist

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Tanya Jones

Senior Environmental Planner

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Reida Khan

Environmental Planner

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Kelley Kelso, CPESC

Environmental Scientist

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Christine Kenney, CPSM

Marketing Manager

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Jamie Kirchner

Administrative Assistant

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Bryn Kirk

Environmental Planner

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Hannah Kornfeld, AICP

Climate Action Planning Manager

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Angela Khermouch

Urban Designer

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Rachel Kozloski, CPSS

Soil Scientist/
Environmental Planner

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Paul Kronser

Urban Planner

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Gayiety Lane

Document Production Specialist

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Adam Lewandowski, AICP

Senior Project Manager

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Erin Longo

Senior Project Accountant

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Marianne Lowenthal

Environmental Planner

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Alyssa Luna

GIS Specialist/
Resource Analyst

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Tiffany Lunday

Environmental Planner

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Grace Mannell

Environmental Planner

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Tasha Marshall

Contracts Administrator

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Amber Martin, PHR, SHRM-CP

Human Resources/IT Manager

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Andrew Martin

Senior Environmental Planner

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Michele Mattei

Document Production Specialist

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Matt McFalls

Senior Air Quality and
Climate Change Manager

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Jim Merk

Editor/Project Coordinator

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Lisa Merry

GIS Specialist/
Resource Analyst

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Rachel Mills-Coyne

Environmental Planner

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Jessica Mitchell, AICP

Environmental Planner

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Luis Montes

Outreach Specialist/
Climate Action Planner

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Roberto Mora

Archaeologist

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Taylor Morgan

Diversity and Recruiting Specialist

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Molly Nagle

Environmental Planner

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Amy Nelson

Biologist

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Phi V. Ngo

GIS Specialist/
Resource Analyst

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Chelsey Payne, AICP

Director of Urban Design
and Planning, Sacramento

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Brian Perry

Senior Publications
and Graphics Specialist

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Rebecca Pope

Planner

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Fred Pree

Senior Lead Project Accountant

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Tracy Prybyla, PACE

Office Administrator 

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Jing Qian, PhD

Air Quality Analyst

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Lara Rachowicz, PhD

Senior Environmental Project Manager/Senior Ecologist

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Stephanie Rasmussen

Environmental Planner

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Christy Ryan, CPSM

Marketing Director

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Sonam Sahu, PhD

Climate Change Analyst

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Parminder Sarow

Project Accountant

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Elena Savignano

Transportation Analyst

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John Singlaub

Senior Environmental Planner

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Haley Shaver

Urban Planner

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Andrea Shephard, PhD

Senior Environmental Project Manager

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John Steponick

Climate Change Analyst

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Riley Smith

Document Production Specialist

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Anh Thai, LEED AP

Senior Planner and
Urban Designer


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Ted Thayer

Wildlife Biologist

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Sara Violett

Botanist

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Kathie Washington

Senior Environmental Planner

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Hannah Weinberger

Biologist

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Julia Wilson

Air Quality and
Climate Change Specialist

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Taelor Whittington

Biologist

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Karileigh Williams

Biologist

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Suzanne Wirth

Marketing Administrator

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Kari Zajac

Senior Environmental Planner