Meet our leadership team:
Ascent principals are seven colleagues and friends who have worked at least 15 years together (and some for over 25 years). 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 Gilbert
Environmental Planner/
Project Manager
Rachel Kozloski, CPSS
Soil Scientist/
Environmental Planner
Shannon Hickey
Botanist/
Wetland Ecologist
Lisa Merry
GIS Specialist/
Resource Analyst
Mike Parker, AICP
Senior Environmental Planner
Sarah Henningsen
Environmental Planner
Hannah Kornfeld, AICP
Air Quality and
Climate Change Specialist
Heidi Gen Kuong, AICP
Environmental Planner/
Sustainability Planner
Nanette Hansel
Senior Environmental Planner
Sangwoo Lee, AICP, LEED
Senior Urban Designer/Planner
J. Austin Kerr
Senior Air Quality,
Climate Change,
and Noise Specialist
Suzanne Enslow
Environmental Planner
TJ Gaona
Contract Specialist
Steve Henderson
Senior Wildlife Biologist
Latonya Carson
Project Accountant
Pat Angell
Senior Director
Marianne Lowenthal
Environmental Planner
Lara Rachowicz
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
Kelly Bray
Environmental Planner
Erik de Kok, AICP
Senior Planner/
Sustainability Planner
Allison Fuller
Wildlife Biologist
Adam Lewandowski, AICP
Senior Planner/
Senior Project Manager
Poonam Boparai
Senior Air Quality and
Climate Change Specialist
Julia Wilson
Environmental Analyst
Jessica Mitchell
Environmental Planner
Jennifer Montgomery
Marketing Coordinator
Mike Eng
Senior Regulatory Specialist
Angie Xiong
Environmental and
Sustainability Planner
Corey Alling
Graphics and
Communications Specialist
Cori Resha
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
Parminder Sarow
Project Accountant
Tracy Prybyla
Administrative Assistant
Megan Diliberti
Environmental Analyst
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
Senior Planner and
Urban Designer
Chelsey Payne
Senior Planner
Pam Brillante
Wildlife Biologist
Ricky Williams, AICP
Transportation and
Environmental Planner
Claudia Garcia
Environmental Planner
John Singlaub
Senior Natural
Resources Planner
Andrew Martin
Senior Environmental Planner
Joyce Lodwick
Proposal Manager
Andrea Villarroel
Urban Designer