Mark brings a 40-year preoccupation with landscapes and developing an understanding of their workings and the communities that depend on them. 

A range of positions in the applied science fields of insect pest ecology, food microbiology and biological teaching laboratories, followed by environmental management roles in education, communications and natural resource planning inform his long-term interest in land management. 

Across these roles he has developed fundamental skills in project management and administration, community consultation and participation, and strategic planning and plan implementation.

Living on a NSW mid-north coast small acreage has enabled Mark to walk-the-talk, bringing a vision of a regenerative landscape together including, but not limited to, biodynamic soil management, functional vegetation corridors, and a clean water catchment.