Co-Vicar of Incarnation Chapel, a mission of the Cathedral of the Incarnation. He is a priest at the Cathedral and assists with adult formation, especially with the yearly "Basic Christian Formation" program which prepares candidates for baptism, confirmation or reception in the Episcopal Church.
Canon Mark previously served as Co-Dean of St. John's Cathedral in Los
Angeles, California. Previously he was on the staff of the Diocese of Los Angeles serving as transitions officer, head of clergy formation and senior clergy staff to the bishop. He also served at St. Wilfrid of York Church in Huntington Beach, California.
He attended seminary at Church Divinity School of the Pacific and holds a PhD from the School of Religion at the University of Southern California with a specialization in Ethics and Religion in Society. He taught at Xavier University, New Orleans and was a Post-doctoral Fellow at Drug Abuse Research Center at UCLA. He was named an Honorary Canon of the Diocese of Los Angeles in 2006. His passion in ministry is Congregational Development, Christian education and formation for discipleship. His most recent book is Traveling Home: Tracking Your Way
Through the Spiritual Wilderness (Church Publishing).