Holly Fretwell is a research fellow at PERC, where for more than two decades she has focused her research on public lands policy, property rights, and markets. As an outdoor enthusiast, Holly strives to enhance conservation through cooperation and entrepreneurship. She is the author of Who is Minding the Federal Estate: Political Management of America’sContinue reading “Holly Fretwell”
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Todd Graham
Todd Graham is a partner at Ranch Advisory Partners, a Montana-based firm providing ecological and financial advisory services on ranching and agricultural properties across the West.
Michael `t Sas-Rolfes
PERC Research Fellow Michael ’t Sas-Rolfes is a sustainability economist, with unique experience and understanding of the role of markets for biodiversity conservation. He is currently a research associate at the University of Oxford in the Oxford Martin School. He was also a 2023 PERC Lone Mountain fellow. For the past 25 years, he hasContinue reading “Michael `t Sas-Rolfes”
Mandy-Scott Bachelier
Mandy-Scott Bachelier is a disciplined, creative, and high-energy graphic designer who is excited to be part of PERC. Since 2000, Mandy-Scott—the organization’s first art director—has collaborated on the expansion of high-quality print and electronic publications with fresh new design work that has echoed for years in a repeating string of books, PERC’s magazine, a growingContinue reading “Mandy-Scott Bachelier”
Paul Schwennesen
Paul Schwennesen is a southern Arizona rancher, director of the Agrarian Freedom Project, and 2020 PERC Lone Mountain Fellow. Paul is also a Ph.D. candidate in 16th-century history at the University of Kansas, Lawrence. Paul studied history and science at the United States Air Force Academy where he graduated with distinction as the John R.Continue reading “Paul Schwennesen”
Sharie Rucker
Sharie joined PERC in the fall of 2006 and works in the front office. She was raised in Great Falls, Montana, and attended Montana State University in Bozeman, before marrying Randy Rucker, another native Montanan. Randy is a professor at Montana State University in the Department of Agriculture Economics and Economics. They have three children.Continue reading “Sharie Rucker”
G. Tracy Mehan III
G. Tracy Mehan, III is the Executive Director of Government Affairs for the American Water Works Association. He is also an adjunct professor at George Mason University Antonin Scalia School of Law and Carnegie Mellon University’s Heinz College. He was Assistant Administrator for Water at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 2001–2003. He was a consultantContinue reading “G. Tracy Mehan III”
D. Bruce Johnsen
D. Bruce Johnsen is a Professor of Law at George Mason University, a leading center for Law & Economics scholarship. Professor Johnsen holds a B.A, an M.A., and a Ph.D., all in Economics, from the University of Washington, as well as a J.D. from Emory University. His scholarship focuses on the economics of property rights,Continue reading “D. Bruce Johnsen”
Sam Nugent
Samuel S. Nugent is the Marketing Coordinator for Wilder Auto Center Port Angeles. He previously served as the co-founder and Director of Marketing for The Remediators Inc., a soils remediation company located in Port Angeles, Wash. Nugent was a 2003 fellow of PERC’s environmental entrepreneurship course. The Remediators Inc, is a member of the IncubatorContinue reading “Sam Nugent”
James Workman
James Workman is a dynamic storyteller whose work with hunter-gatherers sparked new thinking about how we replenish freshwater, marine fisheries, and wildlands. Jamie is author of the award-winning Heart of Dryness: How the last Bushmen can help us endure the coming age of permanent drought, and co-author with EDF Amanda Leland of the forthcoming Sea Change: The fishermen’sContinue reading “James Workman”