Prior to joining the Show-Me Institute, Rebecca Bruchhauser worked for ten years in Saint Louis-area hospitals, where she did strategic planning, business development, and event planning. An Illinois native, she has worked in the Illinois legislature and the office of Gov. Jim Edgar. She holds a B.S. in speech communication from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. She lives in Creve Coeur.
Eric D. Dixon is the Show-Me Institute's editor. He holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from Brigham Young University and has previously worked for U.S. Term Limits, the Cascade Policy Institute, Liberty magazine, the Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association, and the Idaho Press-Tribune.
Breck Frerking worked for several years as a wealth management assistant to a private investor before joining the Show-Me Institute. She holds a bachelor's degree in business management from the University of Missouri–Columbia, and is currently pursuing her MBA. Breck is highly active in the central Missouri community, serving as past-president and board chairman of the Columbia Jaycees, and numerous other committees and organizations.
Jason Hannasch moved to Saint Louis in 1989. Since then, he has become an influential advocate for political and economic reform in the city. He served as the executive director of Citizens for Home Rule and Empower Saint Louis from 2000 to 2004. In 2002, he managed the statewide campaign for a constitutional amendment granting home rule to Saint Louis, which was approved by nearly 70 percent of Missouri voters. He has also served on the board of directors of Metropolis–Saint Louis, a group devoted to revitalizing the city. He holds a B.S. in business administration from the University of Missouri–Saint Louis.
Sara Haslag joined the Show-Me Institute in March 2008 as manager of the Columbia office. Sara received her bachelor's degree in nursing from the University of Missouri, and her master's degree in nursing from the University of Texas. She has practiced as a certified pediatric nurse practitioner for the past 15 years. Her professional redirection owes to her interest in public policy, which led to her desire to work with the institute. Sara grew up in Branson and now resides in Columbia.
Joe Haslag is a professor and the Kenneth Lay Chair in economics at the University of Missouri–Columbia. An expert in monetary policy, Professor Halsag has done research at the Federal Reserve Banks of Saint Louis, Dallas, and Atlanta. He serves on the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City’s Economic Roundtable and the Federal Reserve Bank of Saint Louis' Business Economic Regional Group. He has taught at Southern Methodist University, Erasmus University in Rotterdam, and Michigan State University. Haslag has published his research in the Journal of Monetary Economics, the Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, and the International Economic Review. His research has been cited in more than 100 academic papers. In his role as director of EPARC, Haslag is a standing member of the Consensus Revenue Forecasting Group that forecasts state revenues for state legislators and the governor.
Marcia Jackson has managed the Show-Me Institute facilities in Clayton since August, 2005. A Chicago native, she has lived in the Saint Louis area with her husband and family since 1996. They currently reside in Florissant.
Dave Roland came to the Show-Me Institute after three years in the nation’s capital as an attorney with the Institute for Justice, where he litigated school choice, economic liberty, and property rights cases in state and federal courts. Dave earned undergraduate degrees in political science and Biblical studies at Abilene (TX) Christian University before studying law and religion at Vanderbilt University, where he received his M.T.S. and his law degree in 2004. While attending Vanderbilt, Dave wrote a series of essays for the Freedom Forum’s First Amendment Center about the First Amendment and public education, and he clerked for the Becket Fund for Religious Liberties in Washington, D.C. He has been quoted in the Wall Street Journal, presented expert testimony about school choice before several state legislatures, and his report "School Choice and the North Carolina Constitution" was published in 2006. Dave now lives in St. Louis with his lovely wife and their two bite-sized dogs, Bridget and Molli.
Jenifer Zeigler Roland grew up in Mexico, Mo., and attended Truman State University before earning her M.P.A. and law degree from the University of Missouri–Columbia. While in school, Jenifer worked as a legislative aid in the Missouri Senate. Upon graduation, she moved to Washington, D.C., to serve as a legal and policy analyst for the Cato Institute, where her research areas included welfare reform, poverty, Medicaid, and faith-based initiatives. Jenifer was next hired as the legislative affairs attorney for the Castle Coalition, a project of the Institute for Justice, where her tireless efforts helped state legislatures reform their eminent domain laws in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Kelo v. New London. The Show-Me Institute has finally brought her home to Missouri to assume responsibility as our director of policy and our tax-and-budget policy analyst. She now lives in Saint Louis with her husband, Dave, and her two Yorkies, Bridget and Molli.
David Stokes, a Saint Louis native, is a graduate of Saint Louis University High School and Fairfield (CT) University. He spent five years as assistant to Saint Louis County Councilman Kurt S. Odenwald, where he was closely involved with legislation including MetroLink expansion, property assessments, HVAC licensing codes, the new Cardinals ballpark, pharmacy privatization, and much more. He is currently the president of the University City Library Board. He has served on boards and committees for several area organizations: the University City Centennial, the Saint Louis County Pachyderm Club, and the Downtown Saint Louis Residents Association. He lives in University City with his wife, Jennifer, and son, Nathaniel.
