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”
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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”
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”
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”
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”
Carol Ferrie
Carol Ferrie joined the PERC team in 2001 as a program coordinator, focusing on programs for environmental practitioners and entrepreneurs, but also pinch hitting for the expanding slate of educational and outreach programs. She also serves as managing editor of PERC publications, overseeing production of PERC Reports, Policy Series, and other printed projects. After graduatingContinue reading “Carol Ferrie”
Chip Mellor
William H. (Chip ) Mellor serves as President and General Counsel of the Institute for Justice, which he co-founded, and is a board member of PERC. Chip can be reached at WMellor@ij.org
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Mark Sagoff
Mark Sagoff is Distinguished Senior Fellow at the Institute for Philosophy and Public Policy at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, and author of The Economy of the Earth, 2nd Edition (Cambridge University Press, 2008) and Price, Principle, and the Environment (Cambridge University Press, 2004). Dr. Sagoff is also a Senior Fellow at The BreakthroughContinue reading “Mark Sagoff”
Steven F. Hayward
Hayward writes frequently on a wide range of current topics, including environmentalism, law, economics, and public policy for publications including National Review, Reason, Weekly Standard, American Spectator, Public Interest, the Claremont Review of Books, and Policy Review. His newspaper articles have appeared in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the San Francisco Chronicle,Continue reading “Steven F. Hayward”