Mark has over 25 years’ experience working across the private, public and community sectors.

Mark is the CEO of the Speak Out Association of Tasmania Inc (Speak Out) which is the longest serving advocacy organisation in Tasmania for people with intellectual disability.

Mark feels passionately about the promotion and protection of human rights and has spent much of his career advocating for improved human rights protections, particularly in relation to Youth Justice, Addictions and Disability sectors.

Mark holds a Bachelor of Arts with Professional Honours in Public Sector Leadership and Management and is a graduate of the Tasmanian Leaders Program (2008).