Mark received his M.S. in Urban and Regional Planning with a certificate in Energy Analysis and Policy from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He also had a B.A. in English Literature from the University of Iowa. Before joining the Central Arizona-Phoenix Long-Term Ecological Research project (CAP LTER), he worked as Project Coordinator for the Urbanization and Global Environmental Change (UGEC) Project. He has also worked with rural communities and non-profits organizations in Wisconsin on issues of renewable energy implementation and sustainability. Mark is also a trained teacher, with a background in ESL and Montessori.
Education
B.A. English, University of Iowa, 2004
M.S. Urban and Regional Planning, Certificate in Energy Analysis and Planning, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2013