Mark has over 30 years experience working in local government. He started his career working as a student Environmental Health Officer for Chesterfield Borough Council in 1978 and qualified in Environmental Health in 1983. He spent the next 4 years working as an EHO at Mid Bedfordshire District Council. In 1987 he moved to Derby City Council as a Senior EHO specialising in Housing. He spent the next 24 years at the Council working in different aspects of housing at different levels. He left the Council in March 2011. For his last 10 years at the Council he was Director of Housing and Advice Services which has given him a very broad knowledge of all aspects of housing. During those 10 years Derby's Housing Service was recognised as "Excellent" by the Audit Commission, and Derby enjoyed national recognition for the quality of its service to tenants and other residents. Mark is keen to see this excellent reputation maintained.