Mark Sisson

Mark Sisson
Mr. Sisson (left) shares about experiences from the United States as Mr. Nadarajah listens, 2018.
Counsellor	Americas 2015 - 2020

Mark Sisson is an American Bahá’í who served as a Continental Counselor for the Americas.

Background

Sisson studied Liberal Studies at San Diego State University from 1974 to 1975 and then completed a degree in Television Broadcasting at San Francisco State University from 1976 to 1978. He then went on a four month teaching trip across the South Pacific during which he attended the first National Youth Conference of the New Hebrides in January 1979, and he was interviewed by Radio New Hebrides.

In July 1981 he spoke at the first Continental Youth Conference of the Seven Year Plan held in Kansas City, Missouri. From 1985 to 1989 he completed a Masters of Fine Arts in Film & Television Directing at the University of California and he then moved to Papua New Guinea in August 1989. He worked for the Papua New Guinean Ministry of Education and worked as director of Educational Television until 2000. He produced a documentary while in Papua New Guinea which was shown at the Second Bahá’í World Congress held in New York City in 1992.

In 2003 Sisson began working for the Southwestern Community College District in Chula Vista, California, as a Professor of film, television and video production. In 2015 he was appointed as a Continental Counselor by the Universal House of Justice, and in 2018 he participated in a conference at the World Centre for Counselors sharing his experiences in San Diego. In 2020 he completed his term as Counselor.

Talks

• 2020 - Raising Discourse on Oneness
• 2021 - Interview on A Bahá’í Perspective Podcast