Mark comes to YEA with a passion for coastal restoration and a strong background to help YEA ensure a resilient coastline to protect wildlife habitat and our communities. As vice Mayor and a commissioner of the Town of Lauderdale-by-the Sea, Mark was instrumental in spearheading dune management not only in his town, but in adjacent towns, by leading by example and demonstrating a track record of success. Mark has been an editor of the Sea Future Newspaper, Chief of Staff in the US House of Representatives and a National Correspondent in Washington DC.