Who Should You Know?

Mark Rokoff grew up in Lyndhurst and has spent most of his life in living and working in this region.

What do you do in life, as we know it?
I’m an Environmental Project Manager for URS Corporation, where I manage large projects for the power industry in Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, and Michigan. I work to identify more sustainable methods of managing materials at power plants. On a good day of work, I’m paid to hike through the countryside to find locations to build “stuff.”

Where did you go to school?
I graduated from Brush High School in 1993, and then went on to Case Western, where I got my BS and MS in Civil Engineering.

Are you involved in any community projects outside work?
I’m an adjunct civil engineering professor at Case. I also am active with the American Society of Civil Engineers and do a lot of outreach with them in local high schools, to encourage young people to enter the engineering profession. Outside the engineering world, I’m active in Habitat for Humanity, the Alzheimer’s Association, Diabetes Association, and I volunteer at the Fairhill Center.

Are you a Cleveland native? If not, what brought you here?
I moved to Cleveland in 1st grade, and I stayed here because this is where my family is. We’re very close.

What is your favorite thing about this region?
I love living here because of the culture, our “great” sports teams, my family, and the change of seasons. I love working in downtown Cleveland because I’m centrally located and the area has a campus-like fee - there are people everywhere, and I can experience the variety the city has to offer.

Anything else we should know?
I have a twin sister, and we just participated in a half-marathon - she ran and I watched. I like corn with everything. I often think about buying the book “How to Stop Procrastinating,” but I keep putting it off.