Mark Strickland

Prior to moving to our district, Strickland served as the Assistant Superintendent of Administration and Operations in Union County Public Schools. In this role, he supervised district operations for the Facilities, Child Nutrition and Transportation departments as well as Athletics and After School Programs. He also has held several positions with Nash-Rocky Mount Schools including Special Assistant for Auxiliary Services, Executive Director of Operations and Director of Facility Planning. He also has experience working on capital bond construction programs with our district as well as New Hanover County Schools and Nash-Rocky Mount Schools. He is the former president of North Carolina Educational Facility Planners and was successful in the implementation of an energy conservation program which led to substantial savings for his Nash-Rocky Mount Schools. Strickland is a graduate of N.C. State University. He and his wife Cheri have three children.