Meet: Mayoral Assistant Mark Bancroft

Welcome to the fifth installment in Patch's ongoing series "Meet". This series is designed to let you get to know town employees a little better. It's always nice to put a face (and some details) with a name!

Today we meet Mayoral Assistant Mark Bancroft.

Name:   Mark J. Bancroft

Age:  62 

Job title: Mayoral Assistant/Director of Administrative Services

Town of residence:  Mystic

Where did you grow up?  Princeton, New Jersey

Family:  Married, one son, two grandchildren, one dog and two cats

Education:  AS (Secretarial Science) & AS (Business Administration) from Three Rivers Community College

Previous employment:  Wildoats Marine Service LLC (2007-2011); Town of Ledyard (Mayor’s Office 2003-2007); Sailing/Cruising – Too many jobs to list (1997 – 2003) took a couple of years off; Town of Ledyard (Town Council Office 1989-1997)

What do you love about your job?  The ability to help residents resolve problems

What don't people know about your job?  It is far less administrative and more “putting out little fires” then it seems. 

And just for fun: 

The last book you read:  Bunker Hill

The last movie you saw:  Lewis and Clark Expedition

What TV show do you never miss?  Don’t have one, but try never to miss Patriots Football 

If you could bring 1 other person (living or dead) and 1 thing with you to a deserted island, who and what would they be?  My lovely bride and a Swiss army knife.