About mark

Mark grew up in Sarasota when his family moved from Detroit, Michigan in 1963. He graduated from Riverview High School in 1973. Mark received both his Masters in Architecture and Bachelor of Science from the Georgia Institute of Technology. He and his family moved back to Sarasota in 1990. Mark and his wife Esther have four children - Liz, 35, Jackie, 32, John, 31, and Ashley, 29. Mark has been an architect for 39 years and is president of Smith Architects, P.A. located in the Siesta Key Village. 

Mark has been long active in his professional association and in his community. He was President of the Siesta Key Village Association from 2004 to 2009, leading the association through the design and construction of the Siesta Key Village Beautification Project. Mark is currently Chair-Elect of the Siesta Key Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, on the Siesta Key Presidents Council, and is a past board member of the Siesta Key Association. He is also on the Sarasota County Sheriff's Advisory Board, Past President of the Board of Directors of All Faiths Food Bank, and a past board member of the Girl Scouts of Gulfcoast Florida, where he received the “Thanks Badge", the highest recognition the National Girl Scouts award a volunteer. Mark served as President of the Florida Association of the American Institute of Architects in 2007. Mark received the 2009 AIA Florida Silver Medal in recognition of his years of leadership and service that has been a direct benefit to the profession and the community.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

  • AIA Florida Gulf Coast Chapter Board Member 1992-95

  • President 1994 All Faiths Food Bank Board Member 2006-12

    President 2012 American Cancer Society Relay for Life

  • Co-Chair Siesta Key Village Team 2006-07

  • Florida Association of the American Institute of Architects Board Member 1995-2008

  • President 2007 Florida Foundation for Architecture Board Member 1999-2006, 2008-12

  • Girl Scouts of Gulfcoast Florida Board Member 2000-06

  • Incarnation School Home /School Board Member 1997-2000

  • John Ringling Center Foundation Historic Preservation Steering Committee 2002-04

  • St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church, Men's Club President 1994-96

  • Sarasota Architectural Foundation Committee to Save Paul Rudolph's Riverview High School 2006-08

  • Sarasota County Community Emergency Response Team 2005

  • Sarasota County Sheriff's Advisory Board Member 2009-Present

  • Sarasota Memorial Healthcare Foundation Patricia Snyder Children's Fund Volunteer 1998-2009

  • Selby Foundation Scholar Symposium Community Partner 2007-08

  • Siesta Isles Homeowners Association Board Member 2002-04

  • Siesta Key Association (SKA) Board Member 2003-08

  • Siesta Key Chamber of Commerce Board Member 2007-13, 2015-20, 2022, Chair 2012,16,17

  • Siesta Key Village Association (SKVA) Board Member 2000-16, President 2004-09

  • Siesta Key Village Maintenance Corporation Board Member 2007-Present

  • State of California Emergency Services Safety Assessment Disaster Service Volunteer 2009-14, 2020-26