Tribal Communities

Overview

LACO has been honored to assist in developing Tribal communities for over the past 34 years through planning, surveying, grant writing, and civil engineering services. LACO recognizes that traditional ecological knowledge and cultural practices, along with the need to maintain and enhance tribal sovereignty, results in unique project priorities, goals, and design decisions. We work directly with Tribal leaders, elders, stakeholders, and partners to ensure that our work reflects your community. By understanding and embracing these ideals, these projects yield benefits not only for Indigenous peoples but for all peoples of society. We offer our Tribal Government clients a complete project resource within one firm, capable of executing complex projects including infrastructure, transportation, community development, economic development, and natural resource management. We have built strong working relationships with agencies such as the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Indian Health Services (IHS), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Indian Programs, Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and others to help streamline your project approval process, saving you time and money.

  • Environmental Remediation
  • CEQA/NEPA
  • Water Resources Evaluation
  • Grant and Funding Development
  • Roads and highways
  • Community Master Planning
  • Water/Wastewater
  • Alternative Energy Evaluations

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Gregory Hall, PE

Mr. Gregory Hall, PE, joined LACO Associates in 2026 as a Senior Civil Engineer based in LACO’s Eureka office. Originally from the pacific northwest, Mr.

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Ryan Tuttle, LSIT

With ten years of land surveying experience, Ryan has been exposed to many diverse and varied surveying scenarios. This time has allowed him to learn

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Natalie Mendez

Natalie Mendez joined LACO Associates in 2024 as a Tribal Liaison and Staff Engineer. She built a strong foundation in engineering by earning a Bachelor

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Brennan Dubil

Mr. Dubil has rejoined LACO, where his professional experience began in 2013 after graduating from Chico State with a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering. He

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Camilla Montoya

Camilla Montoya joined the LACO Associates team in late 2023 as a Staff Engineer at the Chico office. Originally from the Eureka/Arcata area, Ms. Montoya

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Tessa Fini

Tessa has a diverse background in accounting with experience in the petroleum, banking, and the maritime industry. She works as a Project Accountant in LACO’s

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Jourdaine A. Brisk

Ms. Jourdaine Middleton joined LACO Associates in July 2023 as a Senior Grant Writer, bringing with her over seven years of grant writing experience in

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Ivy Woodbeck

Ivy Woodbeck joined our team in June 2023 as the Senior Administrative Assistant in the Chico office. Ivy was born in Forest Ranch just up

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Max Hilken

Mr. Max Hilken has a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Management and Protection from Humboldt State University and works as an Assistant Planner in LACO’s

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Belle Ciotti

Belle Ciotti joined LACO in February 2022 as a Staff Engineer. She has worked in the engineering and surveying fields since 2017.  While at LACO,

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