Mark Angle-Hobson

Mark Angle-Hobson, the son of a West Virginia coal miner, told his mom when he got off the bus after his first day of school that he was going to be a teacher when he grew up, an ambitious goal for someone who would become the first in his family to go to college. Mark followed his dream and graduated from Concord College (Athens, WV) with credentials to teach elementary/middle grades and music. His first teaching job, in Farmville, Virginia, was in the historic building that played a role in the Brown v Board of Education decision to integrate public schools and gave him the geographic opportunity to earn a Master’s degree in Curriculum and Instruction, certification as a school administrator, and a doctorate in Educational Leadership at the University of Virginia. Over the last 30 years Mark has worked as a middle school teacher, middle school assistant principal, elementary school principal, district office administrator and superintendent. Currently, Mark is the Director of School Improvement Services for the Southern Oregon Education Service District supporting 13 school districts serving more than fifty thousand students across Jackson, Josephine, and Klamath Counties.