Meet Erika Kretchmer, a BC-based development strategist and founder of Ascend Development Partners, dedicated to helping land developers and landowners move projects from concept to approval with clarity and confidence.

What’s the real cost of a development project that sits stalled for months waiting on approvals?

Erika Kretchmer gets it. Delays don’t just impact timelines, they drain budgets, test patience, and put entire projects at risk.

As Founder of Ascend Development Partners, she helps BC land developers and landowners move projects from concept to approval through clear permitting strategy and disciplined execution. After witnessing too many promising projects slow down with unclear strategy, misaligned teams, and no one owning the file, Erika created Ascend to fill that gap.

Her superpower: combining over 10 years in operations leadership with five years in land development consulting and approvals. This unique background gives her the strategic insight to see what’s needed and the operational savvy to make it happen.

Erika leads rezoning, subdivision, and development permit applications while coordinating multidisciplinary consultant teams. She aligns the right consultants early. She tightens scope and keeps submissions review-ready. By managing schedules, deliverables, and review responses with precision, she ensures approvals keep moving and projects stay on track.

Smart, strategic, and relentlessly focused on execution, Erika turns stalled approvals into forward momentum.
If you’re working on a land development project and want more clarity, structure, and results in your approvals process, Erika would love to connect.

Where to find Erika:

IG: @ascenddevelopmentpartners
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Web: https://ascenddevelopmentpartners.com