Currently in his final year at Texas A&M University School of Law in Fort Worth, Texas, John Colson worked as a legal intern within PERC’s Conservation Law and Policy Center. Raised on a working farm and ranch near Ryegate, Montana, John’s agricultural background fostered an intuitive understanding that conservation works best when accomplished by marketContinue reading “John Colson”
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Kristin Barker
Kristin Barker is a wildlife ecologist, associate wildlife biologist, and research coordinator with the Beyond Yellowstone Program. Kristin received a B.A. in English from the University of Georgia, a B.A. in biology from Western State Colorado University, an M.S. in wildlife biology from the University of Montana, and a Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley.
Ryane Nicole
Ryane Nicole is a photographer with a passion for wild horse adoption.
Marcus Strange
Marcus Strange was PERC’s previous state policy manager, where he worked on state-specific policy strategies and government affairs efforts to implement collaborative public policy based on PERC’s groundbreaking research. Over the last seven years, he has channeled his passion for the outdoors and collaboration to address some of Montana’s most challenging issues, from elk managementContinue reading “Marcus Strange”
Dylan Soares
Dylan Soares is the conservation counsel at PERC, bringing federal law experience in the natural resources and environmental law space. He works within PERC’s Law and Policy Center to identify and engage on legal issues and cases arising across the western United States. Dylan graduated with a law degree from Harvard Law School and aContinue reading “Dylan Soares”
Robert Heilmayr
Robert Heilmayr is a PERC 2024 Lone Mountain Fellow, and an assistant professor of environmental economics at the University of California, Santa Barbara’s Environmental Studies Program and the Bren School of Environmental Science and Management. He also serves as the director of the Environmental Markets Lab’s Land and Freshwater Program. In his research, Robert combinesContinue reading “Robert Heilmayr”
David Molitor
David Molitor is a PERC 2024 Lone Mountain fellow as well as an associate professor and Hewitt Faculty fellow in the Department of Finance at Gies College of Business, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Molitor’s research explores how location and the environment shape health and healthcare delivery in the United States. His research has receivedContinue reading “David Molitor”
Katie Flavin
Katie Flavin is a 2024 PERC Impact Fellow. She earned an M.S. degree in applied economics from Montana State University in 2023.
Sal Nuzzo
Sal Nuzzo is the executive director of Consumers Defense and a senior fellow with The James Madison Insitute.
Christian Langpap
Christian Langpap is a 2024 PERC Lone Mountain Fellow as well as an applied microeconomist specializing in environmental and natural resource economics. He uses econometric methods and applied microeconomic theory to examine the effectiveness and efficiency of environmental policy, how regulations affect landowners’ decisions, and how private groups impact the enforcement of environmental regulations andContinue reading “Christian Langpap”