About the Author, Mark Simonson      In addition to freelance writing for The Daily Star, Mark Simonson also conducts other freelance writing and public relations projects. He is available for new projects or consultations, upon request.

  Mark earned an A.A.S. degree in Broadcast Management from Onondaga Community College in Syracuse, as well as a B.S. degree in Business Administration from SUNY College at Oswego.

     Simonson is a former radio news director at WKXZ/WCHN in Norwich, as well as WMRV/WENE in Endicott. He was a highly successful fund raiser and marketing specialist at such non-profits as the South Central New York Chapter of the March of Dimes, The American Heart Association, The National Multiple Sclerosis Society-Massachusetts Chapter, and more recently with The West Kortright Centre and Hanford Mills Museum.

     Currently, Mr. Simonson is active with the Greater Oneonta Historical Society. He is a member of the Communications Association of the Southern Tier (CAST), and a member of The Otsego County Chamber.