Dr. Donald F. Holecek,
Director
dholecek@msu.edu
Donald
F. Holecek is a professor in the Department of Park, Recreation
and Tourism Resources at Michigan State
University (MSU). He is
also the Director of the MSU-based Travel, Tourism, and
Recreation Resource Center and World Travel & Tourism Tax Policy
Center. He is past president of the CenStates Chapter of the
International Travel and Tourism Research Association (TTRA) and
has served on TTRA's Board of Directors. Dr. Holecek
earned his BS and MS degrees from the University of Illinois,
and his Ph.D. from the University of California-Berkeley. Since
joining Michigan State University in 1972, he has conducted a
wide range of research in the general area of tourism economics
and marketing with special emphasis on Michigan's tourism
industry. He has served as the Director of the Tax Policy
Center since it was established in 1993.
Alexander S. Nikoloff,
Research Analyst
nikoloff@msu.edu
Alex Nikoloff joined the Tax
Policy Center in 1998 and has served as its lead research analyst
since 2000. Among Mr. Nikoloff's duties are:
maintaining the Tax Policy
Center website; publishing the World Travel & Tourism Tax
Barometer; preparing research reports for the WTTC Taxation
Policy Task Force; conducting fiscal policy research; primary
data collection, analysis and interpretation; and, answering
government, media, and general public questions regarding taxes
and their effect on travel. Mr. Nikoloff earned his BA in
International Relations from Michigan State University's James
Madison College in 1991.
Several other individuals have played key
roles in furthering the Tax Policy Center's mission and continue
to serve as Tax Policy Center associates. They are:
