Background
Smith, Mark Alan was born on May 15, 1934 in Lafayette, Indiana, United States. Son of Mark Andrew and Sarah Fredyissa (Palin) Smith.
Smith, Mark Alan was born on May 15, 1934 in Lafayette, Indiana, United States. Son of Mark Andrew and Sarah Fredyissa (Palin) Smith.
Bachelor in Museum Education, Bachelor of Science in French, Indiana State University, 1957. Master of Science in Administration, George Washington University, 1976. Postgraduate, University Pennsylvania Wharton School.
Postgraduate, University Denver College Law. Postgraduate, University Maryland College Law.
Technical writer, Douglas Aircraft Company, Santa Monica, California, 1961-1962;
editor, Copyright Law Office, Library Congress, Washington, 1963-1964;
assistant director personnel, Holy Cross Hospital, Silver Spring, Maryland., 1964-1965;
director personnel administration, Holy Cross Hospital, Silver Spring, Maryland., 1965-1980;
director human resources administration, Holy Cross Hospital, Silver Spring, Maryland., 1980-1982;
assistant vice president, Holy Cross Hospital, Silver Spring, Maryland., 1982-1988;
president, Human resource management Associations, Rockville, Maryland., since 1989. Instructor personnel management and labor relations Strayer College, Washington, 1970-1973, business administration Control Michigan U. Graduate School, Washington extension, 1975-1980. Visiting lecturer George Washington University Graduate School Business Administration, Washington, 1969, 70, 76.
Consultant to various hospitals in Maryland., Virginia and Washington, American Hospital Association and other national professional associations, since 1975. Board directors Potomac Employers' Roundtable, since 1991, director membership, since 1992.
Served with Counter Intelligence corpus, United States army, 1957-1960. Member American Hospital Association, American Society for Hospital Personnel Directors (member labor relations committee 1970), Society for Human Resource Management (certified, senior professor in human resources, member public affairs committee 1975), American Management Association, Washington Personnel Association, Hospital Council of National Capital Area (president personnel directors division 1969, 71), Maryland Hospital Personnel Administration Association, American Society Law and Medicine, Phi Delta Kappa, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, Blue Key.
Children by previous marriages: Michelle Renee, Janene Marie.