Mike Parker
Principal and Environmental Practice Leader at Ascent
- Role
- Environmental Practice Leader at Ascent
- Location
- Sacramento, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Mike Parker
CEQA is my jam! As a person who is easily bored, I love that CEQA presents me with a smorgasbord of topics every day. A splash of noise. A smatter of VMT. A touch of biological resources. A soupçon of greenhouse gas. CEQA, as a practice, is ever-evolving with legislative updates and judicial precedence; it literally never gets old. Also, over my 20-year career, I’ve been lucky to have led CEQA review for a wide range of projects, from open space and trails to the largest institutional hospital west of the Mississippi, from small-town city halls to high-rise buildings, from single homes to major community plans. But the thing that really excites me most is helping other people understand CEQA—my clients, my colleagues, and my teammates. Also, I\'ve recently been engrossed in all things \"AI.\" I\'m currently chairing Ascent\'s \"AI Collaborative\"-an internal committee examining the potential increase in employee satisfaction AI might provide, as well as the risks and best practices to mitigate risks-and if you talk to me for more than five minutes, I\'ll probably bring up an AI-related topic.
Experience
Environmental Practice Leader
Aug 2025 — Present
Education
California State University-Sacramento
Master's degree, English
2000 — 2003
Humboldt State University
Bachelor's degree, Enghlish
1996 — 2000
Skills
- Water Quality
- Ecology
- Public Outreach
- Natural Resources
- Gis
- Zoning
- Ceqa
- Land Use Planning
- Mitigation
- Arcgis
- Environmental Impact Statements
- Site Planning
- Environmental Policy
- Environmental Science
- Environmental Education
- Redevelopment
- Gps
- Urban
- Water Resources
- Environmental Consulting
- Environmental Impact Assessment
- Entitlements
- Environmental Compliance
- Historic Preservation
- Climate Change
- Sustainability
- Transit-Oriented Development
- Environmental Awareness
- Environmental Planning
- Cultural Resource Management
- General Public
- Wetlands
- Nepa
- Climate Action Planning
- Natural Resource Management
- Endangered Species
- Sustainable Development
- Water Resource Management
- Public Participation
- Air Quality
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