Staff Directory

• Undergraduate
  Psychology, University of Wisconsin - LaCrosse

• Graduate
  Student Affairs Administration, Ball State

• Terminal
  Doctorate in Higher Education, Penn State

Mark is originally from the great state of Wisconsin. He has worked at four institutions of higher education; Ball State University, San Diego State University, University of California - San Diego, and the Pennsylvania State University. He has extensive experience with crisis response, leadership development, equity and inclusion initiatives, human resources, and living-learning environments at each institution.

Mark has been a university judicial officer at San Diego State University and at Penn State. He also had oversight for the residential conduct process at the University of California - San Diego and the Penn State - University Park campus.

Mark truly enjoys the development of students and staff. Providing opportunities for students to learn through out of the classroom experiences and gain skills to help them throughout their life is a true passion.

Mark’s research interests include: Senior level administrative decision-making in Student Affairs, Alcohol issues in Higher Education, Legal issues in Higher Education, Living-Learning communities, and Cocurricular development and implementation.

• Spending time with family
• Traveling
• Snorkeling
• Scuba diving
• Surfing 
• Woodworking

• Undergraduate
  Marketing, Pace University, NYC

• Graduate
  Human Resource Management & Marketing Management, Pace University, NYC

• Supervision
• Leading others through personal and professional paths
• Finding passion and purpose in the work that we do

• Family
• Reading
• Walking
• Laughing

• Undergraduate
  Human Development and Family Studies, Penn State

• Teaching
• Learning
• Professional development

• The outdoors, especially when they're sunny!
• Visiting with family and friends
• Helping others
• Self-development
• Martial arts
• Reading

• Undergraduate
  Secondary Education, Penn State

• Graduate
  Student Affairs in Higher Education, Indiana University of Pennsylvania

• Strengths development and education
• Staff supervision
• Staff recruitment
• Building renovations/improvements
• Developing staff and staffing plans

• Undergraduate
  Communications, Coker University

• Graduate
  College Student Personnel Services and Administration, University of Central Arkansas

• Working with students
• Diversity, equity, and inclusion
• Programming
• Networking

• Music/DJing
• Basketball
• Video games
• Cartoons
• Movies
• Computers

• Undergraduate
  Cellular and Organismal Biology, Lock Haven University
   
• Graduate
  Student Affairs and Higher Education, Indiana State University

• Undergraduate
  Nutrition and Food Science, Montclair State University

• Graduate
  Higher Education, Montclair State University

• Working with first-year students
• Staff recruitment
• Title IX and Service Learning

• Spending time with my goldendoodle
• Playing tennis
• Knitting
• Painting
• Cross stitching

• Undergraduate
  Music Education, Indiana University - Bloomington

• Graduate
  Music Education, Shenandoah University
  (In Progress)

• To do the best job possible in my Administrative Assistant position in North Residence Life
• Supporting the RA process here at University Park

• Gardening
• Flower arranging and crafts
• Cats
• Photography
• Singing
• Conducting
• I'm trying to get back into crocheting!

• Undergraduate
  Marketing, Indiana University of Pennsylvania

• Graduate
  Student Affairs in Higher Education, Indiana University of Pennsylvania

• Student engagement: engaging students as they learn, grow, and navigate their college experience.
• Professional Supervision: Working with professional staff to develop through their professional career to utilize their strengths to have a positive impact.

• Spending time with my partner and our two children, gardening
• Going on walks to enjoy nature and the sunshine

• MS, Carnegie Mellon University
• BS, Carnegie Mellon University

• Public Relations and Leadership Studies, University of South Carolina
• Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, University of Missouri

• Student Leadership 
• Communications 
• Engagement 
• Student Development & Training 
• Professional Staff Development & Engagement

• Reading 
• Reality TV 
• Technology 
• Networking 
• Family 
• Traveling to Maine

• Undergraduate
  Communications Sciences & Disorders, Penn State

• Graduate
  Masters in Student Affairs in Higher Education, Slippery Rock University

• Residence Life
• Working with Student Athletes
• Working with LGBT+ students

• Spending time with my family
• Cooking
• Going to Penn State and Pittsburgh sporting events

• Undergraduate
  Business Management, Canisius College
   
• Graduate
  Higher Education and Student Affairs Administration, Canisius College

• High School
  Bald Eagle High School

• Sustainability
• Working on manuals for OM's and work-study students
• Teaching new RAs, coordinators and work study students the ropes of the office
• Learning anything new that comes along

• Crocheting
• Square dancing
• Karaoke
• Reading
• Crafting
• Playing games with family and friends