Mark retired from the Hubbard School of Journalism and Mass Communication in 2024 after serving as a Senior Lecturer for seven years. Prior to that he was an Adjunct Faculty member at the University of Minnesota for 15 years while working full-time in the ad agency business. His work experience includes 35 years of building brands at ad agencies in Chicago and Minneapolis. He has led marketing communication efforts for an all-star list of companies including Andersen Windows, Catholic Health Initiatives, ConAgra, General Mills, HealthPartners, Johnsonville Sausage, Kraft, Land ‘O Lakes, Marvin Windows, Medtronic, Pillsbury, Polaris, and Tropicana.