Mark is a certified Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) and is currently the Associate Vice President for Human Resources at Ithaca College with overall responsibilities for all HR functions including employee and labor relations, compensation, employee development, payroll, employee benefits, recruitment, diversity, and HR systems. Prior to coming to Ithaca College in June of 2007, Mark was a member of the senior leader HR team at Syracuse University and a member of the faculty in the Whitman School of Business. Before working in higher education, Mark worked in organizations specializing in manufacturing, sales and distribution, and software development. Previous organizations Mark worked with include UTC Carrier Corporation, Goulds Pumps, Inc., and Automatic Data Processing. Mark started as a history teacher in the public school system. He has a MS from Syracuse University and a BA from Cortland State University. Mark has been married for twenty-five years and has a twenty-two year old daughter and an eighteen year old son.