Mark Nooth Joins the ALF Oregon Board
The ALF Oregon Board of Directors are thrilled to welcome Mark Nooth (Class 37) to the board! Mark lives in Meridian, Idaho and currently serves as the Eastside Institutions Administrator for the Oregon Department of Corrections. We are excited for the leadership, wisdom, lived experience, and expertise he brings to this work.
Mark joins a talented and committed group of Senior Fellows currently serving on the board: Bobbi Stedman (Class 40), Sama Shagaga (Class 42), Cynthia Carmina Gomez (Class 40), Greg Holmes (Class 38), Brandi Tuck (Class 38), Jessie Eagan (Class 37), Berk Nelson (Class 34), Aurora Jackson (Class 33), Patrick Quinton (Class 30), Mary Rose Navarro (Class 43), Jason Carr (Class 38), and Vicki Nakashima (Class 13).
More about Mark:
Mark Nooth grew up in New Beford Mass, a working class city of 100,000 residents on the south coast of Mass. He attended Bristol Community College and worked his way through college, eventually receiving a BS in Biology from UMass Dartmouth. Mark began his career in 1983 as a Corrections Officer with the Massachusetts Department of Corrections. During his 20 years there, he advanced through the ranks of Lieutenant, Captain, Director of Security, and Deputy Superintendent of Operations.
In 2003, he took a position with Oregon Department of Corrections as the Assistant Superintendent of General Services at Snake River Correctional Institution (SRCI), and was then promoted to Superintendent in 2007. In 2016, Mark stepped into his current position of Institutions Administrator, overseeing six facilities housing a total of 7,500 adults-in-custody.
Mark’s leadership centers a commitment to always maintain and facilitate prisons with citizens in custody as the priority. Mark is proud of the work that Oregon Department Corrections has achieved of reducing recidivism and developing new and advanced ways to further correctional outcomes.
Mark has been married to his wife Debbie for 39 years. He resides in Meridian, Idaho and he has a son, Mark Jr. Mark and Debbie are movie buffs and enjoy popcorn and the Hallmark Channel. They are also rabid leaf peepers and enjoy the fall in New England. Mark is a sports fanatic and loves the Patriots, Red Sox , Celtics and Bruins. He has also adopted the Boise State Broncos and looks forward to the College Football playoffs.
A note from Mark:
The ALF Fellows Program has had a profound impact on my life. My class was held entirely virtual because of Covid. The check-ins were so important to me because of the isolation brought on by the pandemic. It was so gratifying to be around like minded people so passionate about making a positive difference in the world. I am looking forward to being on the ALF Board with the goal of making a difference in the world and supporting established and developing leaders.