Background
Contreras, Mark Gerard was born on November 6, 1961 in Minneapolis. Son of Mario Garcia and Mary Elizabeth (Carroll) Contreras.
Contreras, Mark Gerard was born on November 6, 1961 in Minneapolis. Son of Mario Garcia and Mary Elizabeth (Carroll) Contreras.
Completed advanced executive program, Northwestern University. Bachelor, University Chicago, 1984. Master of Business Administration, Harvard University, 1988.
Associate M.A.C. Group, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1984—1985. Legislation assistant United States Sen. Paul Simon, 1985—1986.
Marketing services manager Oakland Press, Pontiac, Michigan, 1988—1989. Metro circulation manager The Kansas City Star, 1989—1993, director, retail display advvt., 1993—1994. President, public The Times Leader, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, 1994—1999.
Senior vice president Pulitzer, Inc., 2005—2006. Senior vice president, newspapers The E.W. Scripps Company, since 2006.
Board of directors president The Westside Cabot Clinic.
Married Marybeth Sughrue, July 19, 1986. 1 child, Michael Patrick.