President /Senior Project Manager

Ms. Hartman is a natural resources specialist and also a trained environmental lawyer, with over 20 years of experience as a resources planner, biologist, and attorney. Her skills apply broadly to natural resources planning, environmental impact documentation, permitting, and biological resource assessment. As president of TRA, she works closely with clients, TRA staff, local government, and agencies to ensure timely production of documents that thoroughly evaluate projects and provide workable mitigation strategies.

Ms. Hartman utilizes her multi-disciplinary education and experience to coordinate and complete complex projects. Her specialty is the biological aspect of regulatory compliance, which she applies to NEPA and CEQA documentation, endangered species consultations, habitat conservation plans, mitigation and monitoring plans, and resolving issues between clients and agencies. Her environmental planning work has focused on preparing and managing Initial Studies, EIRs, and HCPs. She has also contributed extensively to natural environmental studies for Caltrans, 404(b)(1) alternatives analyses for wetlands permitting, preparation and review of NEPA documents, and consultation under section 106 of the Natural Historic Preservation Act.

Highlights

Program manager for regulatory assistance to California State Parks. Work includes preparing Initial Studies and other CEQA support, grant program environmental review, development of regulations, HCP development support, and permitting assistance.

Managing the Oceano Dunes District HCP and the associated EIS/EIR for California State Parks. Assists with extensive public outreach, permit compliance, and coordination with California Coastal Commission staff.

Assisted with the Placer County Conservation Plan, an HCP/NCCP. The planning effort covers almost 270,000 acres in western Placer County.

Assisted the Santa Clara Valley Water District with finalizing its Stream Maintenance Program. The project involved preparing an EIR and detailed Best Management Practices and formulating methodology to assess impacts from bank protection measures.

Worked on a programmatic EIR for the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District for expansion of the District’s Boundary and Sphere of Influence into 140,000 acres of unincorporated western San Mateo County. The large, undeveloped nature of the area raised a range of resource issues and required extensive coastal community outreach.

Other projects have included EIRs for the Terman Middle School Reopening and Serramonte Condominiums and Hotel Projects, environmental documentation for a watershed planning study/flood control project and highway improvement projects in Santa Clara County, and a draft HCP for a 575-acre residential golf project in San Jose.

Educational Background

University of California, Davis
Juris Doctor, School of Law

California State University, Humboldt
Bachelor of Science, Natural Resources Planning and Interpretation, magna cum laude