Mark is the Founder and President of the National Golf Player Development Foundation (NGPDF). It’s mission is to inspire young people of color to become purpose-driven players in the game of golf. Prior experiences for Mark included a twenty year career as part of the executive team with The First Tee, a division of The World Golf Foundation. At the internationally recognized youth development and golf organization, Mark held various ascending management and leadership positions retiring as VP of Network Management.
In this role, Mark managed a team of regional directors responsible for chapter development and organizational support for 140 chapters of The First Tee located in every region of the United States. He was a founding employee and ultimately played a key role in developing multiple organizational strategic initiatives over two decades. He operates VOSMCS, LLC, a multipurpose company that focuses on customized youth sports development programs including, but not limited to golf, strategic planning and management solutions for businesses, LLCs, LLPs, nonprofits and for profit organizations and companies.
Mark has held a number of management positions in both the public and private sector including Chicago Public Schools, Chicago Housing Authority, the City of Chicago, Pfizer Pharmaceuticals and Baxter Laboratories. The development of sports marketing programs and a multifaceted junior golf program at CPS lead to his ascension to The First Tee. Further, he is a past Trustee on the Board of his alma mater, Edgewood College (now Edgewood University) with the completion of nine years of service as he termed off and was honored with the 2024 Distinguished Alumni Award.
He has served as a past member of the Board Directors of Aspiring Youth of Chicago. In 2023, Mark was inducted into the African American Golf Hall of Fame. Mark serves on the American Golf Industry Coalition Diversity Task Force Player Growth and Development and on the Education and Skill Development Committees. He also serves on the United States National Golf Development Team (USNDT) Task Force.
