Mark Russell Dabney​ 404 981-9163 470 453-3310

mark_dabney@ben.edu dabneyholdings400.3.7@gmail.com ​mphscholar@outlook.com​ markrusselldabney@mail.com

Greetings,

I started undergraduate studies in 1988 and shifted to a decade of entrepreneurship while returning to undergrad in 1994. After
completing my undergraduate degree in 1997, I gained another decade of executive experience and entered graduate school in
2007. From 2007 to 2020 I thrived as a professional student and completed several research and capstone projects. I decided to
form a nonprofit projectized organization coined Dabney Holdings when I found my research projects were expandable.

Currently my holdings consist of three masters degrees, three graduate certificates, a professional certificate, and a myriad of
intellectual properties that inspire the scope of my employment aspirations, future research, acquisitions, and community service
ventures. I am proud that I qualify to contribute to society as a public service professional​.

My previous pursuits to be highly qualified and educated were inspired in part by my experiences as a business owner,
sales manager, and skilled route technician.

Business ownership included approximately ten years of barbering, leadership, and real estate investment in Tuskegee, Alabama.
This small town was a booming hair care market due to the student and general male populations who valued frequent haircuts.
Much of my clientele was from Booker T. Washington High School, Tuskegee University, and the Tuskegee Veterans
Administration Medical Center. This business ownership experience influenced my teaching philosophy. I trained several barbers
with remedial skills who developed into expert barbers and eventually small business owners.

Sales management was where I observed the power of motivation and positive words. My performance as a salesman expanded
my income far beyond average. I was aware salaried management would not be as lucrative as my commission earnings.
Nevertheless, the opportunity to lead a team in a new market was not a lateral move; it was a promotion and the inspiration of my
current operations research aptitude as an academician.

Skilled route technician services required athletic prowess and mental mechanical capacity. I often used more strategy and just as
much physical strength as when I was a student athlete. Working as a Termite Technician in the mountainous terrain of North
Georgia required physical stamina, mastery of the company’s geographic information system hardware and software, and an
understanding of installation risk factors (e.g., augering cement and/or red dirt and avoiding underground pipes). Each day in the
field presented new challenges and suggested the use of metacognition strategies to correct time consuming techniques.

I have acquired an extensive liberal arts education and formed a holding company to define my intellectual properties. The
diligence I exuded to gain experience as a business owner, sales manager, and skilled route technician will ensure my success as
a public service professional.

Best,

Mark Russell Dabney,

BLA, MEd, MSc, MPH
P-MC, PHRP, GCE, GCHEP

DABNEY HOLDINGS - ​"Inspired by chance, sustained by opportunity"

Bachelor of Liberal Arts, Master of Education/Instruction, Master of Science Administration, Master of Public Health,
Post-Master's in Online Teaching in Psychology Certificate, Protecting Human Research Participants Certificate, Graduate
Certificate Epidemiology, Graduate Certificate Health Education and Promotion