Mark, a former AVDC Cabinet member, is currently the Chair of Aylesbury Community Board as well as a member of the Thames Valley Police & Crime Panel. A recruitment consultant, having previously worked for 25 years for the Ministry of Defence as a Civil Servant, he has been active within the community for over a decade founding the Bedgrove Volunteers during the pandemic. Mark was first elected to represent the Bedgrove ward on Aylesbury Vale District Council in 2011, serving as a Cabinet member until the creation of the new Unitary Authority. In May 2021 Mark was elected to represent the residents of Aylesbury East on Buckinghamshire Council.