Mark and his wife, Laura live in beautiful Southern Oregon where they enjoy friends, the outdoors, and spending time with their two adult daughters and four granddaughters. He grew up in South Carolina and moved to Portland as a young adult with his parents and siblings. He met his wife shortly after moving and they were married in 1979 on New Year’s Day (in an ice storm).

 

Mark has a heart for sharing the Lord and His Word and has been a part of several church ministries including teaching of all ages, Awana Commander, and leadership positions. He accepted Christ as his Savior at a young age, but really grew in a relationship with his Lord in his Junior year of high school. Mark has a bachelor’s degree in Religion from Liberty University.

 

Mark recently made the decision to close his two businesses and started volunteering with the 71Five VoTech – Medford. He is excited to take a staff position with 71Five, specifically as the 71Five VoTech Ministry Director for Grants Pass and Medford. It has always been his dream and prayer to be involved in full time ministry. He feels uniquely led (and called) to work with 71Five, using his knowledge and skills to meet the needs in our community for vocational education to many of the young people, which leads to building relationships. This is a great opportunity to share who Christ is by example and with the sharing of His Word.