Mark, a lawyer and registered and licensed environmental planner, specializes in planning law, legal geography, and neighborhood science. His experience includes teaching post-baccalaureate urban and regional planning courses, and his research is at the intersection of law, spatial planning, and neighborhood science. He leverages his legal background and professional experience in environmental planning to advise state institutions and non-state organizations on the technical and legal aspects of urban development and governance. Mark actively contributes to the development of sustainable neighborhoods by leading project teams engaged in neighborhood planning and development.