Ms. Ghadiri joined EMC Planning Group in 2025 as an Associate Biologist. Responsibilities include general biological field surveys; preparation of focused surveys/habitat assessments for special-status plant and wildlife species; jurisdictional wetland and waterway delineation; regulatory agency coordination, permitting and compliance support; and the preparation of resources technical reports and CEQA/NEPA biological resource impact analysis.

Ms. Ghadiri possesses over nine years of experience in the field of biology. She has extensive experience in botanical evaluations, including rare and endangered species such as Monterey gilia, Monterey spineflower, and Seaside bird’s beak. She has extensive experience managing and conducting pre-construction wildlife surveys including surveys for the following: nesting birds, Monterey and San Francisco dusky-footed woodrat, legless lizard, California red-legged frog, Santa Cruz long-toed salamander, and California tiger salamander. Ms. Ghadiri also has extensive experience in restoration/natural resource management, including activities involving the reclamation of former military lands and other disturbed site restoration, herbicide treatment, and permit acquisition.

Ms. Ghadiri previously worked for the California State Parks in Nature Resource Management, for the University of Miami as a research assistant specializing in Santa Cruz long-toed salamanders and other amphibian species, and for the University of California, Santa Cruz Fort Ord Natural Reserve as Research, Education, and Restoration Steward. Volunteer experience includes working to identify native and invasive plant species at the San Vicente Land Trust, and identifying reptile and amphibian species for the Forest Ecology Research Plot at the University of California at Santa Cruz.