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”
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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.
Xiaochen Sun
Xiaochen Sun was a 2023 PERC graduate fellow and a Ph.D. student in Public Policy at Carnegie Mellon University. Her research interests lie in the field of applied microeconomics, primarily in environmental and energy economics. Her work includes the discussion of building energy efficiency, air pollution policy, and electricity markets. Her current research is focusedContinue reading “Xiaochen Sun”
Anna Papp
Anna Papp was a 2023 PERC graduate fellow and a 4th-year Ph.D. student in the Sustainable Development program at Columbia University. She conducts applied micro and interdisciplinary research with a focus on the environment. Anna also uses remote sensing and non-traditional data in many of her projects. She is particularly interested in plastic pollution asContinue reading “Anna Papp”