Mark Wright

Current

• Owner at Mark Wright Communications LLC

Past

• Executive Director at Association for Commuter Transportation

Education

• California State University-Long Beach
• Citrus College

Recommended

5 people have recommended Mark

Connections

70 connections

Industry

Writing and Editing

Websites

• My Website

Mark Wright’s Summary

Versatile, professional writer exploring demand management strategies in transportation, water, electricity/energy and controlled substances. What issues and techniques do these fields share as their practitioners work to reduce consumption?

Concurrently, serving communication and editorial production needs of industry associations, nonprofits and businesses.

Mark Wright’s Specialties:

Writing and editing

Mark Wright’s Experience

• Owner

  Mark Wright Communications LLC

  (Public Relations and Communications industry)

  August 2004 — Present (5 years 5 months)

  Long history of freelance writing since 1990, combined with work in association management. ~ Scaled back the writing portion of my business to serve as executive director of the Association for Commuter Transportation from January 2007 until August 2008. ~ Served clients full-time from January 2000 until December 2006, first as Wright Communications in Washington, D.C. then as Mark Wright Communications LLC in Maryland. ~ Freelanced part-time from 1990-2000 while working full-time in the association management field.

• Executive Director

  Association for Commuter Transportation

  (Public Relations and Communications industry)

  January 2007 — August 2008 (1 year 8 months)

  As the primary association serving the transportation demand management field, ACT supports individual mobility management professionals and organizational members in their efforts to reduce traffic congestion, conserve energy and improve air quality.

Mark Wright’s Education

• California State University-Long Beach

  BA , Political Science , 1977 — 1979

  Activities and Societies:

  Served in student government as public relations commissioner under ASU president Dan Soury.

• Citrus College

  AA , Liberal Arts , 1975 — 1977

  Activities and Societies:

  Served in elected and appointed student government posts.

Additional Information

Mark Wright’s Websites:

• My Website

Mark Wright’s Interests:

Sustainability & climate change; innovative communication strategies; bollards; blimps; water supply & demand issues.

Mark Wright’s Groups:

American Water Resources Association, American Water Works Association

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Mark Wright’s Contact Settings

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