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Mark is a researcher and strategic consultant focussed on supporting a strong and diverse civil society. He is currently teaching policy-making, politics advocacy and social change at The University of Sydney and UTS, and since 2018 has been a non-executive director of Just Reinvest NSW.

Most recently, Mark has worked as the Collaborative Research & Policy Manager at the Sydney Policy Lab, where he led research around civil society capability, the commissioning of human services in NSW, and the Maranguka Cross Sector Leadership Group. Prior to this, Mark led advocacy and communication in the community law sector, and worked as a media and policy advisor in NSW Parliament.

Mark has a BA Humanities from Macquarie University, MA Creative Writing from the University of Technology Sydney, Grad.Dip. Public Policy from the University of Sydney and is currently working on a PhD at the University on the importance of community connection for civil society activities such as advocacy.