Mark Krebs

Mark and his wife, Melville, are actively involved in the Charlottesville community with specific interest in service to the local schools and hospitals. They have two sons and two grandsons. Mark earned his BA degree from the University of Virginia in 1970 and has served on numerous non-profit organizations throughout his career, including:

• The Miller School of Albemarle Board of Trustees Miller School of Albemarle is one of the nation's first coeducational boarding schools, founded in 1878. Our mission is to prepare students for college and life in a dynamic, challenging, and supportive environment.
• Critical Strategies Foundation is a non-profit organization committed to supporting and furthering the goals of CIAG - Critical Incidents Analysis Group, an international crisis solution organization based at the University of Virginia.
• Virginia High School League Foundation was established to promote and fund extra curricular activities for high school students throughout Virginia.

Mark is an avid golf and tennis player with just enough interest in gardening to do the "heavy lifting" required to maintain a reasonable balance between weeds and plants.  He is also involved with the development and design of commercial real estate projects in the Charlottesville area.

Mark has made a long-term commitment to children and education within the local community. Having served on numerous educational boards, Mark understands that teachers and coaches offer the earliest non-parental learning resources for our children.  Once a child feels or becomes competent in an area early in life, that competency becomes the foundation for his or her confidence to try new learning experiences. It is for that reason that Mark has chosen to serve with a variety of educational organizations.

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