Biography of Mark Hodel I was lucky enough to be born and raised in beautiful MARIN COUNTY, California. I went to high school at REDWOOD HIGH SCHOOL, graduating a year after Robin Williams. I went to the UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT SANTA BARBARA and graduated with a degree in BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES. During that time I trained and was certified as a PARAMEDIC, I worked for the POLICE DEPARTMENT of the university and later for an ambulance company for 6 years. I left SANTA BARBARA and started a plastic company in STOCKTON, California. Later I went to NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, in Sacramento California and earned an Masters of Business Administration with a Certificate of Advanced Study in Accountancy. I am a member of the AICPA and the IMA and my career interest has been in ACCOUNTING and Financial Management. My other interests are MARTIAL ARTS, JAPANESE CULTURE, TRAVEL IN EUROPE, GERMAN LANGUAGE, and FOUR WHEEL DRIVING. My favorite bands are the SONS OF CHAMPLIN, the ROLLING STONES and ROGUES ON THE RUN. I live with my SON who likes to play PAINTBALL and my CAT. |