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Our People

From the first day of the firm, we have believed in a people-first company; it is one of the main reasons we created Ascent. This belief translates to a relentless effort to help our people grow their careers, to support the welfare of the whole person not just the professional person, and to recognize that our people’s success defines the success of the firm.

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Curtis E. Alling, AICP
Principal,
Vice President
Sean Bechta
Environmental Planning Director
Tammie Beyerl
Senior Biologist
Heather Blair
Principal,
Northern California
Regional Director
Joshua Boldt
Senior Ecologist
Lily Bostrom
Senior Environmental Planner
Jacklyn Bottomley
Environmental Planner
Pamela Brillante
Senior Biologist
Yingying Cai
Senior Environmental Planner
Alta Cunningham
Director of Cultural Resources
Katie Flahive
Senior Natural Resources Planner
Allison Fuller
Northern California Regional Services Leader for Natural Resources
Madison Gilmartin
Wildfire Resilience Planner
Ryan Gilmore, MURP
Senior Ecologist/Forester
Nicole Greenfield
Senior Environmental Planner
Scott Gressard
Director of Biological Services
for Southern California
Nanette Hansel
Principal
Steve Henderson
Senior Biologist
Alex Herr, RPF
Forester
Reida Khan
Environmental Planner
Linda W. Leeman, CWB
Principal,
Natural Resources Practice Leader
Adam Lewandowski, AICP
Resource Management and Recreation Planning Director
Xinyu (Cindy) Li, PhD
Biologist
Marianne Lowenthal
Senior Environmental Planner
Alyssa Luna
GIS Specialist
Grace Mannell
Wildfire Resilience Planner
Lisa Merry
GIS Practice Leader
Jessica Mitchell, AICP
Senior Environmental Planner
Roberto Mora, RPA
Senior Archaeologist
Corinne Munger
Senior Environmental Planner
Molly Nagle
Environmental Planner
Phi Ngo
Senior GIS Specialist
Michael Pero
Biologist
Jessie Quinn, PhD
Senior Natural Resources Planner
Lara Rachowicz, PhD
Ecological Planning Director
Stephanie Rasmussen
Senior Environmental
Project Manager
Bailey Setzler
Biologist
Ted Thayer
Senior Wildlife Biologist
Hannah Weinberger
Biologist
Taelor Whittington
Biologist
Karileigh Williams
Biologist
Curtis E. Alling, AICP
Principal,
Vice President
Sean Bechta
Environmental Planning Director
Tammie Beyerl
Senior Biologist
Heather Blair
Principal,
Northern California
Regional Director
Joshua Boldt
Senior Ecologist
Lily Bostrom
Senior Environmental Planner
Jacklyn Bottomley
Environmental Planner
Pamela Brillante
Senior Biologist
Yingying Cai
Senior Environmental Planner
Alta Cunningham
Director of Cultural Resources
Katie Flahive
Senior Natural Resources Planner
Allison Fuller
Northern California Regional Services Leader for Natural Resources
Madison Gilmartin
Wildfire Resilience Planner
Ryan Gilmore, MURP
Senior Ecologist/Forester
Nicole Greenfield
Senior Environmental Planner
Scott Gressard
Director of Biological Services
for Southern California
Nanette Hansel
Principal
Steve Henderson
Senior Biologist
Alex Herr, RPF
Forester
Reida Khan
Environmental Planner
Linda W. Leeman, CWB
Principal,
Natural Resources Practice Leader
Adam Lewandowski, AICP
Resource Management and Recreation Planning Director
Xinyu (Cindy) Li, PhD
Biologist
Marianne Lowenthal
Senior Environmental Planner
Alyssa Luna
GIS Specialist
Grace Mannell
Wildfire Resilience Planner
Lisa Merry
GIS Practice Leader
Jessica Mitchell, AICP
Senior Environmental Planner
Roberto Mora, RPA
Senior Archaeologist
Corinne Munger
Senior Environmental Planner
Molly Nagle
Environmental Planner
Phi Ngo
Senior GIS Specialist
Michael Pero
Biologist
Jessie Quinn, PhD
Senior Natural Resources Planner
Lara Rachowicz, PhD
Ecological Planning Director
Stephanie Rasmussen
Senior Environmental
Project Manager
Bailey Setzler
Biologist
Ted Thayer
Senior Wildlife Biologist
Hannah Weinberger
Biologist
Taelor Whittington
Biologist
Karileigh Williams
Biologist
Curtis E. Alling, AICP
Principal,
Vice President
Sean Bechta
Environmental Planning Director
Tammie Beyerl
Senior Biologist
Heather Blair
Principal,
Northern California
Regional Director
Joshua Boldt
Senior Ecologist
Lily Bostrom
Senior Environmental Planner
Jacklyn Bottomley
Environmental Planner
Pamela Brillante
Senior Biologist
Yingying Cai
Senior Environmental Planner
Alta Cunningham
Director of Cultural Resources
Katie Flahive
Senior Natural Resources Planner
Allison Fuller
Northern California Regional Services Leader for Natural Resources
Madison Gilmartin
Wildfire Resilience Planner
Ryan Gilmore, MURP
Senior Ecologist/Forester
Nicole Greenfield
Senior Environmental Planner
Scott Gressard
Director of Biological Services
for Southern California
Nanette Hansel
Principal
Steve Henderson
Senior Biologist
Alex Herr, RPF
Forester
Reida Khan
Environmental Planner
Linda W. Leeman, CWB
Principal,
Natural Resources Practice Leader
Adam Lewandowski, AICP
Resource Management and Recreation Planning Director
Xinyu (Cindy) Li, PhD
Biologist
Marianne Lowenthal
Senior Environmental Planner
Alyssa Luna
GIS Specialist
Grace Mannell
Wildfire Resilience Planner
Lisa Merry
GIS Practice Leader
Jessica Mitchell, AICP
Senior Environmental Planner
Roberto Mora, RPA
Senior Archaeologist
Corinne Munger
Senior Environmental Planner
Molly Nagle
Environmental Planner
Phi Ngo
Senior GIS Specialist
Michael Pero
Biologist
Jessie Quinn, PhD
Senior Natural Resources Planner
Lara Rachowicz, PhD
Ecological Planning Director
Stephanie Rasmussen
Senior Environmental
Project Manager
Bailey Setzler
Biologist
Ted Thayer
Senior Wildlife Biologist
Hannah Weinberger
Biologist
Taelor Whittington
Biologist
Karileigh Williams
Biologist
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