Mark Edwin Schleifstein

Background

Schleifstein, Mark Edwin was born on November 25, 1950 in Greenville, South Carolina. Son of Benjamin and Marcelle (Fahrer) Schleifstein.

Education

Bachelor, George Washington University, 1975.

Career

Reporter, Suffolk (Virginia) News-Herald, 1975; reporter, The Virginian Pilot, Norfolk, 1976-1979; reporter, The Clarion-Ledger, Jackson, 1979-1982; assistant city editor, The Clarion-Ledger, Jackson, 1983-1984; reporter, The Times-Picayune, New Orleans, since 1984.

Achievements

• Mark Edwin Schleifstein has been listed as a noteworthy Newspaper reporter by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Society Professional Journalists, Society Environmental Journalists, Investigative Reporters and Editors Inc., Press Club New Orleans.

Connections

Married Diane Barbara Yarfitz, July 26, 1951. Children: Michael, Rachel.

Father:

Benjamin Schleifstein

Mother:

Marcelle (Fahrer) Schleifstein

Spouse:

Diane Barbara Yarfitz

child:

Michael Schleifstein

child:

Rachel Schleifstein