Mark Andrew Christian
After graduating from Lehigh University in 1981 with a B.S. in Industrial Engineering, Mark was employed three years with the General Foods Corp. in Dover, Delaware. He left to attend the Colgate Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia. After completing his MBA there in 1986, he and a partner soon founded their own firm, the Wynne Guild in 1987 providing short term housing to businesses throughout the Mid-Atlantic and the U.S.
Also, during this period Mark became a Vice President and an active member of the Board of Directors of the Central Coca-Cola Bottling Co. a fourth-generation company founded by his great-grand-father, James E. Crass. Both firms the Wynne Guild and Coca-Cola bottling were sold in the years 2006-07 respectfully. In 2010, Mark founded another corporate housing firm -Corporate Living Solutions with a new partner. He is currently a managing partner and 50% owner.
Mark joined the Rotary Club of Richmond in 1991 where he is a multiple Paul Harris Fellow, Paul Harris Society member, a Level 1 Major Donor, and Rotary International Benefactor with perfect attendance at weekly club meetings since 1994. In 2016, Mark became a member of the club’s Board of Directors and is presently the club’s Secretary in line to be President in two years.
Mark has also served on the Board of Directors of the Richmond Community Senior Center (adult care facility for disadvantaged families), the Board of Trustees of Collegiate School, Board of Managers and Chair for the Tuckahoe YMCA, and as member of the Board of Directors of the YMCA Greater Richmond.