Meredith Parkin

Meredith Parkin is a Vice President and Environmental Planning Practice Leader at Environmental Science Associates and an industry leader in environmental regulatory compliance and permitting. She has more than 30 years of experience advising public agencies and private clients on complex projects subject to CEQA, NEPA, and related state and federal environmental laws. Her work emphasizes integrating policy, environmental review, and permitting strategy early in project development to reduce risk and support legally defensible decision-making. As Practice Leader, Ms. Parkin unites ESA’s CEQA, NEPA, and SEPA practitioners with planning, air quality, noise, and climate specialists to strengthen integration and consistency across disciplines and to provide senior oversight for complex infrastructure projects.

Ms. Parkin earned her J.D. from Lincoln Law School of Sacramento and a BS in Human Nutrition and Food Science from New Mexico State University. Her professional background includes senior environmental compliance and permitting roles at Environmental Science Associates and Stantec, where she advised public agencies and private clients on complex infrastructure and resource management projects. Earlier in her career, Ms. Parkin owned and operated a consulting business through which she managed land use, environmental compliance, and permitting for more than 160 facilities across California, Nevada, and New Mexico. Her experience spans federal, state, and local regulatory frameworks and reflects a career-long focus on practical, defensible environmental review.

Ms. Parkin is a frequent speaker on CEQA, NEPA, permitting, and policy strategy topics and has authored professional publications addressing emerging regulatory issues. She is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) and previously served on the Board of Directors for the California Foundation for the Environment and the Economy. Her work is widely recognized for advancing streamlined, legally sound environmental review approaches for complex and programmatic projects.