Nikko Collida is a first-year graduate student studying Mineral and Energy Economics at the Colorado School of Mines in Golden, Colorado. His research is primarily focused in energy markets, specifically in electricity generation, distribution, and final consumption. He completed his undergraduate degree at Saint Louis University in 2011 where he studied Economics and Mathematics. Nikko is also the Treasurer of the Colorado School of Mines Graduate Student Association and consults from an economics angle on other university organizations. He is also currently interning at the Colorado House of Representatives where he played an integral role in the development of a new piece of electricity fuel regulation legislation. As Western Regional Chair of NAGPS, Nikko will focus on both new member recruitment and increased ‘value added’ through membership in the organization via an assortment of new implementations.