When Mark McIntire was born, his father was in the midst of working on his doctorate. They lived in Ann Arbor, MI and Mark had two older brothers help welcome him home from the hospital! The family moved to Florida when Mark was a year old and then to Vermont when he was five years old. Mark was an "outdoorsy" kid from the beginning- playing soccer, baseball, basketball, lacrosse and skiing. Mark's mom was a music teacher, so his life was rich with education, sports, outdoors and music. When Mark graduated from Burr and Burton Academy as a teen, he then moved to Argentina as an exchange student with the Rotary Club. Mark lived out of the country for a year and then came home and attended St. Lawrence Univ. in Upstate New York. Both of Mark's parents and both of his brothers attended school here as well. Mark played soccer all four years and also double majored in Spanish and Music. Currently, Mark sings and plays both the trumpet and guitar. After college, Mark moved to Burlington, Vermont to play music. It was here he met a guy who was on his way to Portland, Oregon to start a band. The year was 2005 and Mark followed along to be a part of the Indie Folk/Rock band. The band actually ended up traveling all over the U.S. to perform! While in Portland, Mark started working with Special Ed. Life changed, and Mark moved to O'ahu, Hawaii and enjoyed a wonderful experience with his girlfriend. Mark says that there was a change in plans when they realized they were going to be a family! They moved to Portland and Mark joined the Master's program at PSU to earn his MED (Master's of Education). Mark graduated and also was licensed in Special Education and as a Spanish teacher. Getting married in 2013, Rachel and Mark now have two boys- Quincy is three and Bodhi is 7 months old. Rachel is home full-time with the boys but also is a photographer that owns her own business. As a family, they enjoy hiking, museums and travel. They especially love going to the beach! It was the local job fair that brought Mark to the Corbett School District. He started as a Learning Specialist in 2013. Mark has started a middle school rock band since his arrival and loves working with both the kids and staff in the district. He also is the middle school girl's soccer coach. He and Rachel live in NE Portland and Mark plays bass in a local band when he has the time.
