Staff
Chief Operating Officer
Lori Ahouse joined the firm in 1998 after receiving a master's degree from the University of Washington’s Graduate School of Public Affairs. For the past 10 years, Ms. Ahouse has supported all levels of governmental agencies by providing program development, policy analysis, research, and facilitation. Ms. Ahouse has worked on a variety of project topics, including information management for EPA and state environmental agencies, public access to environmental information, environmental management systems and security programs for water and wastewater utilities, voluntary beyond compliance incentive programs, and innovative solutions to addressing arsenic and lead soil contamination. Ms. Ahouse is part of the Ross & Associates operations staff, managing workload and project assignments for staff and forecasting future work.