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.
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.
Dimitri Antoniou, AICP
Air Quality, Climate Change,
and Noise Specialist
Jessica Babcock
Environmental Planner
Phi V. Ngo
GIS Specialist/
Resource Analyst
Kristi Black, JD
Senior Environmental
Project Manager
Cherise Sutton
Finance Manager
Kristen Stoner
Environmental Planner
Sean Bechta
Senior Environmental
Project Manager
Christy Ryan, CPSM
Marketing Manager
Francisca (Fran) Ruger
Senior Environmental
Project Manager
Carlos Alvarado
Wildlife Biologist
Gayiety Lane
Document Production Specialist
Lily Bostrom
Environmental Planner/
Project Manager
Rachel Kozloski, CPSS
Soil Scientist/
Environmental Planner
Shannon Hickey
Botanist/
Wetland Ecologist
Lisa Merry
GIS Specialist/
Resource Analyst
Sarah Henningsen
Environmental Planner
Hannah Kornfeld, AICP
Air Quality and
Climate Change Specialist
Heidi Gen Kuong, AICP
Planner/
Project Manager
Nanette Hansel
Senior Environmental Planner
Sangwoo Lee, AICP, LEED AP
Senior Urban Designer/Planner
J. Austin Kerr
Senior Air Quality,
Climate Change,
and Noise Specialist
Suzanne Enslow
Environmental Planner
Steve Henderson
Senior Wildlife Biologist
Latonya Carson
Project Accountant
Pat Angell
Senior Director
Marianne Lowenthal
Environmental Planner
Lara Rachowicz, PhD
Senior Environmental Project Manager/Senior Ecologist
Tiffany Lunday
Environmental Planner
Zachary Miller, AICP
Transportation and
Environmental Planner
Brenda C. Hom
Air Quality and
Climate Change Specialist
Allison Fuller
Wildlife Biologist
Adam Lewandowski, AICP
Senior Planner/
Senior Project Manager
Julia Wilson
Air Quality and
Climate Change Specialist
Jessica Mitchell
Environmental Planner
Mike Eng
Senior Regulatory Specialist
Angie Xiong
Environmental and
Sustainability Planner
Corey Alling
Graphics and
Communications Specialist
Cori Resha, JD
Environmental Planner
Ted Thayer
Wildlife Biologist
Tammie Beyerl
Senior Botanist and
Wetland Ecologist
Jim Foust
Marketing Coordinator
Michele Mattei
Document Production Specialist
Kirsten Burrowes
Environmental Planner
Jim Merk
Editor/Project Coordinator
Kai Lord-Farmer
Air Quality and
Climate Change Analyst
Tracy Prybyla
Administrative Professional
Brian Perry
Senior Publications
and Graphics Specialist
Kelley Kelso, CPESC
Environmental Scientist
Dan Krekelberg
Climate Planning Specialist
Heather Blair
Senior Environmental
Project Manager
Anh Thai, LEED AP
Senior Planner and
Urban Designer
Chelsey Payne, AICP
Senior Planner
Pam Brillante
Wildlife Biologist
Christine Babla
Director of Urban Design
and Planning, San Diego
Ricky Williams, AICP
Transportation and
Environmental Planner
Claudia Garcia
Environmental Planner
Andrew Martin
Senior Environmental Planner
Joyce Lodwick
Proposal Manager
Andrea Shephard, PhD
Senior Environmental Project Manager
Andrea Villarroel
Urban Designer
Alyssa Way
Air Quality and
Climate Change Analyst
Kim Untermoser
Environmental Planner
John Singlaub
Senior Natural
Resources Planner
Stacey Bradford
Senior Lead Project Accountant
Eric Ruby
Senior Director, Southern CA
Erin Longo
Senior Project Accountant
Lisa Bradford
Project Accountant
Parminder Sarow
Project Accountant
Suzanne Wirth
Marketing Administrator
Erin Kraft
Environmental Planner
Chris Lovett, PhD
Air Quality and Noise Specialist
Tasha Hengl
Accounts Payable/
Contract Assistant