About Us
Kim McMahon - Executive Director
Kim began conducting outdoor recreation research while pursing a degree at The University of Montana. Upon completing a Resource Conservation degree from the School of Forestry, she worked full-time conducting travel and recreation research for the Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research at UM. Kim began Pinnacle Research, an independent consulting business, in 2001 serving clients such as NorthWestern Energy, Avista Corporation, and PacifiCorp Energy, as well as Montana Fish, Wildlife & Park, Bureau of Land Management, US Forest Service, and other pubic and private entities in Montana, Idaho, Washington, and Oregon.
Kim enjoys a number of outdoor recreation activities, including hiking, camping, fishing, hunting, paddleboarding, snowboarding, ranch work, and others.
Elizabeth Stender - Project Assistant
Liz began working in the outdoors in the mid 1990s while pursuing a degree in Resource Conservation from the School of Forestry at The University of Montana. Upon completion of her degree she worked as a Hydrological Technician and later as a Natural Resource Technician before beginning a career in recreation surveying with Pinnacle in 2012.
Liz spends her free time with her family enjoying the outdoors in Northwest Montana hiking, hunting, skiing, horseback riding, fishing, gardening, swimming, snowmobiling and four wheeling.