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Mark Stavish is President and General Manager of Evergreen Partners, a unique consulting firm that specializes in helping people and organizations realize their unique goals. Mark is regarded as a gifted Business and Human Resources leader, one who is strategic in developing a business direction and yet practical in delivering the plan. He created Evergreen Partners because he felt the need to give back to others some of his life’s good fortune.

Mark uses the skills he has honed over his very successful career in Corporate America to help organizations and individuals achieving their stated goals. His approach is straightforward: understand what is important to his clients, define clear end-results terms, develop practical plans to achieve these goals and, in some cases, provide the resources needed to achieve these. He focuses his practice on people and organizations that are dedicated to returning something back to the community – a community dividend – he sees these opportunities as “Evergreen Partnerships” because they renew and produce additional resources to be reinvested.

Prior to creating Evergreen Partners, Mr. Stavish served as America Online’s (AOL) Executive Vice President of Human Resources from February 1995 through December 2002. Mr. Stavish was responsible for ensuring AOL’s Human Resource, Facilities and Security Operations supported the Company’s business strategy and direction. During his tenure, AOL accomplished stunning business growth: Revenue growth from $100 Million to $9 Billion; Member Growth from 1.5 Million to 35 Million; and Employee Growth from 700 Employees in two locations to 18,000 Employees in 146 locations in 40 different counties.
Mark demonstrated the vision and imagination to build a truly world-class organization that embraced change and innovation. Yet Mark operated with a simple and very clear mission: 1) Keep the work environment simple and easy for employees to navigate and 2) build the people capability by hiring and retaining the best and connecting people to the business plan.

The AOL business results achieved during Mark’s tenure speak volumes for his skills as a business leader and HR professional. Yet Mark remains most proud that AOL was recognized as an Employer of Choice – Top 100 Places to Work – by both Fortune and Working Mothers magazines, two very different and diverse publications.

Prior to moving to AOL, Mark spent over 8 years honing his HR skills at Pepsi-Cola being responsible for human resource activities in several of Pepsi’s regional and headquarters business units. Through several HR generalist and labor relations specialist positions, he led key strategic efforts that enabled Pepsi to redesign its culture, organization structure, and compensation and career development systems.

Mark began his career with 9 years at Mobil Oil in a variety of HR roles, most notably in career development and recruiting, skills which became crucial in more recent assignments.

Mark earned both his Bachelor of Science degree (psychology) and his Master of Science degree (Industrial Relations) from Iowa State University. Mark’s family is his primary focus. He is married and has three children. All three children are excellent students and accomplished athletes who have participated in varsity-level athletics and both the high school and college level. Mark is the past Chairman of the Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce and a very active Board Member on the Loudoun Community Hospital.

Mark is very satisfied with what he has been able to accomplish in both his personal and professional lives. He had big goals in years past and now is at a point on his life’s journey when he can help others achieve their goals.

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