Mark is a retired PA and former Air Force Reservist. He served as a PA for 40 years and retired in 2021, after working family practice and urgent care. He has also been an adjunct professor at the Lenoir-Rhyne PA program. In addition to being a PA and professor, he served in the United States Air Force Reserve as a PA, and in the NC House of Representatives for three terms. Mark believes that it’s important to have PA’s in a position to represent patients and the profession itself.