Mark Dixon

Author: Mark Dixon

Mark Dixon Film Producer, Activist, Entrepreneur Mark graduated from Stanford University in 1997 with a degree in Industrial Engineering. He started his technology career in Silicon Valley and worked for two start-up companies, including Akimbo Systems, where he managed the deployment of nearly 10,000 programs for its Internet video service. A citizen of the world, he lived on three continents and visited 26 countries, particularly enjoying a year in Tokyo, Japan. Mark also entertained audiences on stage with choral and solo performances of jazz, comedy, gospel, opera, and classical music as well as improv and musical theater. As evidence for global warming and resource depletion moved into prominent view on an international scale, Mark decided to refocus his life on tackling those issues, launching "YERT - Your Environmental Road Trip" in 2006 with his college buddy, Ben Evans. Mark (as Producer) and Ben (as Director) ultimately created a feature film documenting the YERT adventure, which has been enthusiastically screened by dozens of film festivals around the world. The film has earned numerous awards, most notably the Audience Awards at the San Luis Obispo International Film Festival and the Environmental Film Festival at Yale. "YERT - Your Environmental Road Trip" was recently picked up for distribution in the U.S. and Canada by First Run Features and continues to screen around the world. The film is also available on Netflix, iTunes, Amazon, or simply at YERT.com. Mark currently contracts for Google in Pittsburgh; he also leads the New Economy Working Group’s “Mapping Project” at the Thomas Merton Center. In 2011, Mark received PennFuture’s “Citizens Choice Green Power Hero” award for his work on the YERT film.

6-8PM on Tuesday, October 29, 2019 at St. Clairsville Parks & Recreation. Hosted by Concerned Ohio River Residents: Ned Ketyer, M.D., and Matthew Mehalik, Ph.D., Executive Director of the Pittsburgh-based Breathe Collaborative, will discuss the “Environmental and Health impacts of Ethane Crackers and Shale Gas Development.”Continue reading EVENT: Health and Environmental Impacts of Cracker Plants (Ohio)