Mark joined The Assembly in 2003 and previously held an administrative assistant position at The Institute for Democracy Studies. He worked as an agent assistant at the commercial talent agency Schiffman, Ekman, Morrison, and Marx and an administrative assistant at Chesky Records in New York City. As a performer, he has worked off-Broadway at The Actors Playhouse and Grove Street Theater, and also appeared regionally at Glimmerglass Opera, Cortland Repertory Theater, and The Hangar Theater. Independent research into the film and television scores of Aaron Copland resulted in the World Concert Premiere of “The World of Nick Adams” at Lincoln Center (2001) and the world premiere release of the score to “Something Wild” on Varese Sarabande (2003). He has been published in Film Score Monthly and Soundtrack Magazine. He holds a BFA in theater arts from Ithaca College.