Dr. Kohl is a PERC Lone Mountain Fellow as well as an associate professor of Wildlife Management and Wildlife Extension Specialist at the University of Georgia. Michel is originally from the Ft. Peck Sioux and Assiniboine Reservation of northeastern Montana. He received his B.S. and M.S. in Wildlife Biology from the University of Montana andContinue reading “Michel Kohl”
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Danae Hernandez-Cortes
Danae Hernandez-Cortes is a PERC 2024 Lone Mountain Fellow as well as an Assistant Professor at the School of Sustainability and the School for the Future of Innovation in Society in Arizona State University and a Research Affiliate at emLab in the University of California, Santa Barbara. Her research studies the distributional consequences of environmentalContinue reading “Danae Hernandez-Cortes”
Rosa Brooks
Rosa Brooks is a 2024 PERC Lone Mountain Fellow, as well as the Scott K. Ginsburg Professor of Law and Policy at Georgetown Law. She has worked previously in senior positions at the Defense Department and the State Department. Brooks’ articles and essays have appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Atlantic,Continue reading “Rosa Brooks”
Sarah Jensen
Sarah Jensen is the policy associate at the American Conservation Coalition.
Marisa Cleary
Marisa is the Development Manager at PERC. She brings 10 years of experience in the nonprofit sector. Her areas of expertise include donor engagement, special events, and stewardship. Prior to PERC, Marisa worked at Yellowstone Forever as the Director of Donor Relations & Stewardship. As a fourth-generation Montanan who is passionate about the outdoors, MarisaContinue reading “Marisa Cleary”
Travis Brammer
Travis Brammer joined PERC as its first-ever Director of Conservation, overseeing PERC’s Conservation Innovation Lab and all field projects. Raised as a seventh-generation family cattle rancher in Colorado with professional expertise in western conservation issues, Travis is passionate about the intersection of conservation and agriculture. He began his career at the Wyoming Stock Growers LandContinue reading “Travis Brammer”
Tamara Friese
Tamara Friese is PERC’s executive assistant, providing administrative and executive support to PERC’s CEO, COO, and other senior leadership. Tamara brings 15-plus years of experience supporting busy executives in fast-paced corporate environments in the medical device field. Prior to joining PERC, Tamara supported executives of a global leader in spinal innovations as well as anContinue reading “Tamara Friese”
Luke Macaulay
Luke Macaulay is a faculty member at the University of Maryland as a wildlife management specialist. He leads an applied research and education program aimed at promoting effective solutions to enhance wildlife habitat and mitigate wildlife-related challenges in diverse ecosystems, including agricultural, forested, shrubland, and grassland systems. He holds a Ph.D. from the University ofContinue reading “Luke Macaulay”
Isabel Behncke
Isabel Behncke is a behavioral and evolutionary scientist working on the nature of social animals. She originally hails from the mountains of Chile and loves wild things. Dr. Behncke has an MSc from the University College London, MPhil from Cambridge University, and a Ph.D. from Oxford University. After walking 3000+ km in the jungles ofContinue reading “Isabel Behncke”
Sam Tucker
Sam Tucker was a 2023 PERC graduate fellow and a 4th-year Ph.D. student in economics at Michigan State University. His research focuses on wetlands trading in the U.S.