Mark White is co-owner of Grand Events & Party Rentals, an event rental company with 80 employees and sales of 8 million plus per year.  A graduate of the University of Memphis with a BS in Education, he has been both a teacher and principal with the Harding Academy School System.

Mark has been on our Board since 2006 and is Chairman-Elect and Vice Chairman Government Relations.  His numerous community activities include leadership positions in Greentrees Neighborhood Association, National Federation of Independent Business – Memphis/Shelby Action Council, the Shelby County Republican Party, and the Panama Missions Student Scholarship Program, which provides educational assistance, counseling, and support to students in Panama.  He is also on the Board of the National Foundation for Transplants and the Small Business Chamber.

Mark and his wife, Kathy, have one daughter, Bonny, and two grandsons.