Erik Iverson

President and Managing Partner

As President and Managing Partner of Peak Insights, Erik Iverson has more than two decades of political and public affairs experience.  Erik brings a strategic approach to opinion research that delivers actionable data to his clients, which include members of the U.S. Senate and House, governors and other state and locally elected officials. A nationally recognized pollster and focus group moderator, Erik also provides strategic counsel and opinion research expertise to corporations, trade associations, hospitals and non-profits across America.

From managing multiple U.S. Senate and House races, to serving as Chairman of the Montana Republican Party, Erik brings unique, hands-on experience to opinion research.

That experience includes serving as lead pollster to Senator Tim Scott’s Presidential campaign and numerous top targeted races around the country for candidates as well as the National Republican Congressional Committee, the Republican Governor’s Association, and the Congressional Leadership Fund. Erik also provides polling services and strategic advice to the National Republican Senatorial Committee as well as multiple Republican state legislative caucuses.

A graduate of Montana State University-Bozeman and the University of Oregon School of Law, Erik is based out of Peak’s Missoula, Montana office where he spends his free time enjoying all that Big Sky Country has to offer.

Hans Kaiser

Partner

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Hans Kaiser directs research projects for corporate and political clients, ranging from health care and energy companies to U.S. Senate and Congressional campaigns. Hans draws on more than 35 years of experience in business, public affairs and politics to provide his clients with a well-rounded perspective when designing and interpreting research data. Since Hans began working for Peak Insights in 1995, he has been instrumental in expanding the company’s political and corporate client base. He has a wealth of strategic and tactical experience that he combines with an unyielding attention to detail and steadfast commitment to his clients.

Hans applies his expertise to ongoing clients such as U.S. Senator Susan Collins (Maine), Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (Alaska), Congressman Jim Jordan (Ohio) and Congressman Dan Newhouse (Washington).

Before joining Peak Insights, Hans served as Campaign Manager for U.S. Senator Slade Gorton’s successful 1994 reelection effort in Washington State. Hans’ previous political and public affairs experience includes three years as Special Assistant to Senator Gorton and Executive Director of George Bush’s Victory ’92 program in Washington State. He served as Deputy Field Director at the National Republican Congressional Committee and as a Field Coordinator at the National Republican Senatorial Committee. He also spent three years in New York City helping to coordinate the production of 38 hours of videotaped interviews with Richard Nixon for Frank Gannon Communications.

Hans is a 1980 graduate of Hobart College and lives in Annapolis with his wife, Anne. His two children, Heinz and Audrey, have successfully left the nest.

Kelly Middendorff

Partner

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Kelly Middendorff oversees the development and completion of all quantitative and qualitative research projects, and personally manages survey and focus group research for numerous Peak Insights clients.

With nearly three decades of experience in research design, analysis and interpretation, Kelly provides valuable insight to her clients, including the Washington Forest Protection Association, Coloradans for Responsible Energy Development, Intel and Stand for Children.  By directing successful projects, Kelly enables her clients to make critical decisions about marketing, advertising and communications programs. She has also played key roles in the management of research for numerous ballot measure and candidate campaigns.

Kelly is an experienced and professionally trained focus group moderator. She also regularly presents research findings to the public and the media on behalf of her clients and speaks to local and international groups on research trends and methods.

Kelly is a graduate of Oregon State University, with a degree in Business Administration/Marketing.

Evan Wilson

Vice President

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As a Vice President at Peak Insights, Evan Wilson has  over a decade of expansive political and public affairs experience. 

A veteran campaign operative, Evan brings his A game to polling, research and message development. He has served as Campaign Manager for three successful U.S. House races and also served as Political Director in what Politico and RCP dubbed the nation’s #1 contested U.S. Senate race.

In 2016, Evan served as Campaign Manager and Senior Policy Advisor for Montana Congressman Ryan Zinke’s successful reelect campaign, helping guide Zinke to a 16-point win. From there, Evan joined the Trump Administration to assist DOI Leadership in decoupling the Bureau of Land Management out of DC and bringing its headquarters closer to stakeholders.

A graduate of the University of Montana with two degrees in Political Science, Evan is based out of Peak Insight’s Denver office and spent the last cycle polling for Colorado Oil & Gas, the California Republican Party and numerous other statewide-elected officials West of the Mississippi. In his free time, he enjoys fly fishing and watching his two children, battle over who gets out of the family Jeep first.

Kristina Britton

Partner

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As a Partner at Peak Insights, Kristina Britton has nearly two decades of operational management experience. At Peak, she is responsible for data management, business planning and company operations.

One of Kristina’s primary roles is to oversee all phases of the data collection process, from project inception, interviewing and sample acquisition, to data processing and tabulation. She also designs and oversees the implementation of both industry standards and Peak Insights quality methods. She ensures every project meets specifications and is delivered on time. Kristina regularly participates in professional education programs to learn about new data collection, analysis technologies and innovations in quality standards, and determines how these innovations can be adapted to best serve our clients.

Prior to joining the Peak team in 2000, Britton held management positions for Protection One and Express Personnel Services, where she was responsible for hiring, training and managing teams of up to 600 employees. In her previous roles at both companies, Kristina established job procedures and expectations and ensured her team’s work met or exceeded quality standards.

Kristina is a graduate of the University of Oregon and is based out of Peak’s Portland, Oregon office.  Kristina, her husband and two children live in the Portland area and can be regularly found on their way to a variety of extracurricular competitions. 

Robin Kreger

Vice President

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Robin Kreger works closely with clients to design effective quantitative and qualitative research programs. As a trained focus group moderator, Kreger brings an additional level of expertise to all of the qualitative projects she manages.

Since Robin joined Peak Insights in 2001, she has designed and conducted research projects for a number of non-profit, corporate and political clients. Robin has worked extensively with political candidates and on ballot measures, including Senator Steve Daines (MT) and the No on Prop 1/betting on historical horse racing ballot measure in Idaho. Robin has also contributed to a variety of projects in the education, health care and environmental fields, including work for numerous school districts and hospitals in the Northwest, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Puget Sound Partnership in Washington State.

Robin is also experienced in designing online research for clients who want to learn more about the views of their members, opinion leaders and other specialized audiences that are well-suited to Internet-based surveys.

Robin graduated with honors from Lewis and Clark College and lives with her husband in the St. Johns neighborhood in Portland, where they nearly always have some sort of house project they should be working on.

Jeff Glassburner

Vice President

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As Vice President at Peak Insights Jeff Glassburner has a proven track record of organizing and managing high-level campaigns, applying data-driven decision-making, and providing strategic direction to political operations.

As an experienced political operative, Jeff has managed multiple nationally-targeted statewide campaigns and served as the Iowa State Director on a presidential campaign. He has overseen eight-figure budgets and led large teams of vendors, consultants, and staff.

Before joining Peak Insights, Jeff worked on the regional team in the data department at the Republican National Committee. In this role, he oversaw 13 states and interfaced with targeted campaigns and state party organizations, providing them with data advice and servicing data requests.

Jeff’s strategic use of data and translating what data means to real-world decision-making reflects his commitment to optimizing campaign efforts and finding the most effective strategy for winning competitive campaigns.

Jeff lives in DC and is a passionate Oklahoma Sooners football fan. He enjoys hiking, running and attempting to play golf in his free time, in addition to probably spending too much time on Twitter.

Sam Lancaster

Vice President, Voter Contact

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Sam Lancaster brings Peak Insights clients an expert approach to voter contact that delivers results. He specializes in planning, organizing, and executing winning grassroots voter contact operations to accommodate the ever-evolving demands of any campaign. His clients include members of the U.S. Senate, U.S. House, State legislative offices and other state and locally elected officials.

Sam works directly with campaigns and organizations to meet their individual needs by crafting and executing unique voter contact plans. This includes facilitating patch-thru communications, persuasion, GOTV, voter ID calls and texts, and microtargeting, all while fully integrating collected data with the clients’ preferred data source. Sam takes great pride in his ability to recognize and overcome the challenges posed by today’s fast paced political environment and a shifting electorate – and deliver big wins.

Sam is a graduate of the Georgia Institute of Technology and is based out of MIG’s Atlanta office. Sam lives in Marietta with his wife, Taylor, and their two dogs, Lucy and Covie. In his free time, he enjoys golfing, playing competitive men’s softball, and cheering on the best team in baseball: The Atlanta Braves.

Larry Jacobs

Senior Project Manager

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Larry Jacobs draws from more than three decades of quantitative research expertise to provide Peak Insights clients with comprehensive analysis and actionable results. Larry strives to create maximum value in all phases of the projects he touches, from study scoping, design and execution through delivery of actionable results.

With experience across a broad range of research areas, from public policy and political campaigns to brand strategy, messaging and product innovation, Larry has helped a wide array of clients ranging from public policy and political organizations to Fortune 500 companies. With this broad range of experience, Larry is able to bring a unique perspective to Peak clients.

Since joining Peak Insights Larry has been focusing on a combination of political candidate and issue advocacy projects, as well as attitudinal and satisfaction research among employees, management and other key client stakeholder audiences as he continues to broaden the breadth of his research experience.

Larry graduated with a B.S. in Finance from Lehigh University and an MBA in Marketing from Indiana University – Bloomington.  Larry lives with his wife, teenaged son and, on occasion, his college-aged daughter in the East Lakeview neighborhood of Chicago, just up the block from Wrigley Field, where he spends his summers enjoying everything Chicago has to offer and his winters lamenting the fact that it is not summer.

Dave Rohmbock

Data Processing Manager

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Dave Rohmbock coordinates data processing functions and maintains all systems hardware and software for Peak Insights.

Originally joining the Peak team in 1995 as an interviewer, Dave moved quickly to the role of field supervisor and later to data processing assistant. Dave’s knowledge and experience are reflected in the continued ease with which he offers improved solutions and integrates them into the Data Processing and IT Departments.

Prior to joining Peak Insights, Rohmbock worked for Stream International as an IT specialist, providing end-user hardware and operating system support for two major PC manufacturers. Dave also worked at Coast to Coast and Life Partners Group Insurance in Colorado, before moving to Portland in 1994.

Amy Dupras

Business Development Manager

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A critical part of the Peak Insights sales team, Amy Dupras coordinates business development strategies, focusing on client base retention and expansion. Famous at Peak for her organizational skills and attention to detail, Amy works closely with our Partners and Vice Presidents to research and identify potential new clients, develop marketing materials and track sales goals. In addition to her business development expertise, Amy also helps manage our focus group program and provides other critical support to Project Managers and senior staff.

Prior to joining the Peak Insights team, Amy worked as a licensed property manager. Certified by the Montana Board of Realty Regulation, she dealt with all aspects of property management, including compliance, tenant conflict resolution and even implemented the company’s first electronic rent and application system.

Amy attended the University of Montana and when she is not strategizing about Fantasy Football, can be found attending her boys’ various extracurricular activities.

Kris Sampson

Project Manager

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As Project Manager, Kris provides critical support to Peak Insights colleagues in all six of our office locations across the country and ensures research projects of all sizes and topics are completed in a timely and efficient manner. From project inception to the final deliverables, Peak relies on Kris’s attention to detail and organizational skills to prepare and quality check the meaningful and actionable results Peak clients have come to expect.

Kris comes to us from FP1 Strategies, where she was an Operations Director based in the Washington D.C. area, before being called back home to Montana and joining Peak Insights’ Missoula office.  Kris’s other past experience includes working in Phoenix as a high-volume recruiter responsible for maintaining more than 350 positions and Executive Director of a non-profit community center in Montana.

Kris is happy to be back in Montana and enjoys spending time with family and friends, most notably on Flathead Lake.

Brittney Lorengo

Project Manager

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Brittney Lorengo works alongside Peak Insights principals and senior project staff from start to finish. As a Project Manager, she dives into background project research and assists in developing and preparing survey questionnaires. She is also a Peak “go to” when it comes to preparing data deliverables, presentations and written reports.

Prior to joining Peak Insights, Brittney owned and operated a corporate accounting firm, in addition to managing six tax offices throughout Western Montana. She was responsible for the hiring, training and management of employees as well as performance reviews. She sets organization and office goals and expectations for quality work and office standards of professionalism and integrity.

Brittney brings her 10 years of experience in the accounting world to Peak and contributes widely to the company’s accounting department activities, including tracking and recording accounts payable and receivable and preparing weekly and monthly financial reports.

A graduate from the University of Montana with degrees in legal studies and psychology, Brittney is based in Peak’s Missoula, Montana office. As a native Montanan, she enjoys taking advantage of Montana’s wide variety of year-round outdoor activities with her children – when she can convince them it’s cool to hang out with their mom.

Marcy Smith

Project Manager

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As a Project Coordinator for Peak Insights, Marcy works closely with project managers to execute client deliverables and provide project support.  Prior to Peak, Marcy was one of the top Sales Managers for Macy’s, ranking in the top 10 in revenue growth. She was a key member in implementing several new programs which helped advance the sales team to reach that goal.

Most recently, she worked as a Surgery scheduler and Manager for the Chief of Staff of a Vascular Surgery Clinic. Having owned her own salon in Montana for over a decade, Marcy is no stranger to management and business development.  This combined experience has helped Marcy gain the skills it takes to work collaboratively, meet deadlines, be flexible and produce quality work. She is always ready to jump in wherever she is needed, bringing outstanding organizational skills, dependability, creativity, and a fresh approach to everyday tasks.

Marcy likes to spend her time listening to music, watching sports, and spending time on Flathead Lake. Being back in Montana surrounded by family and friends is where her heart is.

Tamara Wisinski Wynn

Senior Project Manager

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With more than 25 years in the project management of both quantitative and qualitative marketing research, Tamara Wisinski Wynn joins Peak Insights with a wealth of experience that we are eager to share with our clients.  Tamme knows research from the ground up, having managed hundreds of research projects, including a variety of in-depth interviews and focus group research, as well as led global tracking studies.  

Peak Insights prides itself on being a national firm with a personal touch – making us the perfect fit for Tamme, as she has worked for both small, independent research firms and companies with a wide global reach. Tamme’s successful leadership of projects of all shapes and sizes, as well as her comprehensive experience means, that Tamme is well versed in multiple methodologies, bringing valuable perspective to Peak Insight clients, while producing customized research results.  

Tamme is a University of Illinois at Chicago graduate, with a B.S. in Marketing. She lives in the South Loop neighborhood of Chicago with her husband and cat, and works hard to better her corner of the world through volunteer work.