Education
Executive MBA, University of New Haven
B.S., Stonehill College
About Mark
Mark is an adjunct faculty member in the Department of Fire Science and Emergency Management in the Henry C. Lee College of Criminal Justice and Forensic Sciences.
Mark entered the volunteer fire service in the early 1970’s and is a 3rd generation chief fire officer, having served as a career and volunteer Assistant Chief, Deputy Chief and/or Acting Chief for almost 25 years. In addition to being an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT), Mark holds the highest possible level of fire service certifications in various areas, including Fire Officer, Fire Service Instructor, Safety Officer and he has completed the FEMA Professional Development Series. He also served as a Connecticut Fire Academy Instructor for almost 30 years, where he was Chief Instructor for various programs, and then spearheaded the effort to develop chief fire officer certification programs which he served as the primary instructor for. He also developed a course for the National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program and spent a number of years as a contract Adjunct Instructor at the National Fire Academy campus in Emmitsburg, Maryland.
Mark is well recognized at national and international fire service conferences, having developed and instructed many conference seminars, and was invited to be a speaker at the Asia-Pacific Fire Service Conference in Australia during 2017.
Throughout his fire service career, Mark has been the recipient of numerous high-profile awards including the FEMA National Outstanding Citizen Corps Council Award, Connecticut Emergency Manager of the Year, Connecticut Fire Instructor of the Year, Connecticut Exchange Club Hero Award and Holmatro Rescue Award, amongst others. From 2013 to 2019, Mark served as a member of the Governor’s Homeland Security Advisory Council and as the Co-Chair of the Connecticut Citizen Corps Council, which oversees the State’s 74 Community Emergency Response Teams and 23 Medical Reserve Corps units.