Biography

Mark entered the education reform work early, teaching five years at the International School of the Americas, one of the first schools of choice in San Antonio. With the base of small school entrepreneuism, he then lauched and served as prinicpal of the first KIPP school in San Antonio, KIPP Aspire Academy. Following a successful tenure, Mark was appointed CEO of the newly formed KIPP San Antonio Public Schools and oversaw the expansion to seven schools and over 3,500 students. 

Affer ten years leading KIPP San Antonio, Mark and the other KIPP leaders in Texas led the merger of the four KIPP regions into a new KIPP Texas Public Schools entity. He stayed on for a year to lead advocacy, fundraising, and marketing and communcations before focusing close to home as the CEO of City Education Partners, working to bring about a cohesive strategy to improve public education in the educationally underserved areas of San Antonio. 

Then movingn upstream in the educational journey, Mark took on leadership of Early Matters San Antonio, a backbone organization committed to improving the early and development ecosystem in San Antonio through a partnership between United Way, Workforce Solutions Alamo, and PreK4SA. 

 A vocal spokeperson for educational reform across the city and state, he has helped broaden the base of community supporters who want to change the landscape of education. 

Mark is thrilled to be married to Stacy Pozza Larson and to be on the adventure of raising their kids, Haley (22), Elijah (19), Samuel (17), and Ashlan (4).