Dianna Rienhart joined PERC in 1984. As office manager, she oversees day-to-day operations and keeps the in-house network and computers humming. She also does long-term planning for all purchases of hardware, software, and office equipment. She is basically the go-to person for PERC staff.
Dianna arrived in Bozeman in time to attend high school and then moved on to Montana State University and the Great Falls College of Technology. She makes her home in Bozeman with her husband, Hank, and plays hostess for many celebrations and holidays to a large extended family. Much of her free time is spent with her garden, planning, tending, harvesting and the penultimate canning. She makes a mean salsa!
Founded 30 years ago in Bozeman, Montana, PERC—the Property and Environment Research Center—is the nation’s oldest and largest institute dedicated to improving environmental quality through property rights and markets.
PERC’s publications, each designed to resonate with specific groups, move ideas generated at PERC to broader audiences.
Research is at the heart of PERC's work, with a focus on the question: What is the link between economic growth and environmental quality?
The goal of PERC’s programs is to fully realize the vision of establishing “PERC University,” where scholars, students, policy makers, and others convene to expand the applications of free market environmentalism.
PERC's fellowships share a common goal of exposing new scholars, students, journalists, and policy makers to free market environmentalism, as well as enable scholars already familiar with FME to explore new applications.
PERC continues to publish and present a broad range of research and discussion through podcasts, videos, and other multimedia channels.