About Mark Fox

I have followed an uncommon path and am often hard for people to categorize. Rather than label myself or craft a fluffy candidate bio, here are some things you might find relevant in considering me as a City Council candidate:

Things I have volunteered to do:

• Audubon Neighborhood Association
  — I’ve been a part of nearly everything ANA has accomplished over the past decade
  — 2 Terms as Association President, 2 terms as Treasurer
  — Currently Chair of Land Use Committee and member of our Housing Committee
  — Spearheaded the Central Avenue Area Task Force, which led to the adoption of our Neighborhood Master Plan
  — Wrote ANA’s NRP Phase 2 Neighborhood Action Plan
  — Created ANA’s Security Rebate Program which has been used as a model by several other neighborhoods
  — Established financial policies for the organization
  — Led the effort to adopt a set of neighborhood standards
  — Obtained grant for and coordinated our Latino housing survey and outreach
  — 7 years service on Communications Committee
• Hollywood Task Force(s)
  — I’ve been part of every effort since 2001 trying to bring this landmark alive
• Northeast Citizen Patrol
  — I was the first volunteer to join
  — I’ve spent thousands of hours on patrol throughout every Northeast neighborhood (Third Ward, too!)
• Member of NECP’s First Ward Problem Properties Team
  — We’ve brought together Police and Probation Officers, Inspections, Licensing, the PPU,
       the City Attorney, CCP/SAFE, the Fire Department and the NE Chamber of Commerce
       to resolve more than 30 properties over the past 2 years
• I maintain the Eastside Defender, a website of crime and safety news covering the 2nd Precinct
• Member of the Northeast Lions Club
  — Treasurer
  — Charitable Gaming Audit Committee
• Community Engagement Task Force
  — I was the only vote against sending the CETF report to the City Council
• Hearts & Hammers
  — Helped 20 residents in Beltrami and Audubon stay in their homes

Things I have been paid to do:

• Advertising Design
• Copywriting
• Website Development
• Life Coaching
• Bookkeeping
• Project Management
• Mail-order Sales

Miscellaneous Personal Info:

• I earned a B.S. in Economics with a minor in Geography from the University of Minnesota
• I haved lived in Minnneapolis for my entire life, except for thirteen months when I lived 100 feet outside the border in a St. Anthony Village apartment.
• I have never married and have no children.
• I am an avid bicyclist, but not a bike nut. I wish I could ride more.
• I am an active stock investor and trader. I understand financial statements.
• I graduated from De La Salle High School on Nicollet Island.

If there’s anything you want to know about me, just ask.