Documents and records from the life and career of Mark G. Woodworth.
Education
Saint Louis University School of Law. 2001. Saint Louis, Missouri. Juris Doctor. Employment Law Certification. Editor: St. Louis-Warsaw Transatlantic Law Journal. Clerked for employment law attorney and served on Madison County state’s attorney staff.
Saint Louis University Graduate School. 1998. Saint Louis, Missouri. PhD. Public Administration and Policy Analysis. Dissertation: The Management of Public-Private Interests in a Local Economic Development Partnership of a Small, Midwestern Community. (1997)
Central Michigan University. 1985. Mount Pleasant, Michigan. M.S. in Administration.
Illinois College. Jacksonville, Illinois 1979. B.A. in Sociology. Excellence in Social Research award.
City College of Chicago. 1982. A.A. Data Processing. Courses included COBOL I & II, Systems Analysis and Design.
University of Illinois. Master of Administrative Science (M.A.S.).
Jacksonville High School. Diploma, June 4, 1975.
Military Service
US Army. Staff Sergeant. 1980-1991. Augsburg, Germany. Signal Intelligence Analyst. US Army Reserves with active combat duty as a Psychological Operations Specialist. Desert Shield/Storm combat veteran.
Career
Attorney. Rockford, Illinois. 2002-2020. Founder and operating manager of general practice law firm. Primarily represented clients in divorce, child custody, and bankruptcy.
Westwood School of Technology. 2000-2002. Chicago O’Hare Campus. Founding Director of O’Hare campus. Guided the school through the accreditation process, curriculum development, and supervision of staff and faculty.
MacMurray College. Jacksonville, Illinois. 1987-2001. Instructor. Subjects included: Accounting I & II, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Human Resource Management, Finance, Business Law I & II, Marketing, Introduction to Business, and Small Business Management.
Heartland School of Business. Jacksonville, Illinois 1989-2000. Founder/Director. Proprietary school for secretarial, computer and business courses. Taught computer software operation such as Microsoft Office.
Jacksonville Business and Careers Institute. 1984-89. Director. Led school through accreditation and state regulatory engagements. Developed new curricula. Supervised staff and faculty. Taught data processing classes to include Fortran, BASIC, and COBOL.
Personal Records
Birth Certificate. State of Florida, Orange County. Mark George Woodworth, born May 6, 1957.
Family Photograph.
