Mark has been a member of the organisation since 2002 and was elected to the Board as a trustee/Director in 2018

He is a part time fire and emergency response consultant and has worked on projects in the UK, Europe, The Middle East, India and Africa.

Prior to that He spent 32 years with Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service retiring in 2010 from his post as Head of Training Delivery.

Mark first got involved with Operation Florian in 2002 when he led the initial team out to commence the Bosnia in Herzegovina soldiers to saviour’s project. He has since supported the Zimbabwe project as a team member and got involved with organising equipment.

His references on the board are training and website co-ordination.