Nature, health, and travel expert Mark Aspelin (www.markaspelin.com) is an author and writer who specializes in wildlife conservation, environmental management, health, travel, and culture.  He’s the author two highly rated books (How to Fail at Life: Lessons for the Next Generation and Profitable Conservation: Business Strategies That Boost Your Bottom Line, Protect Wildlife, and Conserve Biodiversity), and he’s published over 50 blog posts and articles.  Mark is also known as the New Mexico Travel Guy (https://newmexicotravelguy.com) and he writes a travel blog, “New Mexico & Beyond”, where he showcases the beauty, culture, and unique experiences that New Mexico has to offer, while sprinkling in other off-the-beaten path destinations in the US and abroad.

Mark has a B.S. in Biology from the University of Notre Dame, M.S. in Biology from Creighton University, and an MBA with concentrations in Natural Resource & Environmental Management and Operations Management from the University of Texas at Austin.  He’s also a certified yoga instructor and personal trainer with specialist certifications in senior fitness, corrective exercise, weight loss, and fitness nutrition from the National Academy of Sports Medicine, and he’s a Docent at the ABQ BioPark Zoo.

Mark has over twenty years of experience working in senior program and project management roles with organizations such as The Nature Conservancy, The International Crane Foundation, The Coca-Cola Company, United HealthGroup, Molina Healthcare, Intel Corporation, and Sandia National Laboratories.  An avid traveler, Mark has visited over 100 countries (22 of those on business), all 50 U.S. States, and is a member of the Travelers’ Century Club.  His articles and interviews have been featured by GreenBiz, Inside EPA, Perceptive Travel, and the E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation’s Half-Earth Project.