Mississippi State Boards Handbook

Mark Johnson currently serves in the Technical Assistance Division of the Office of the State Auditor. This division is responsible for providing training and audit-related advice at the state and local government level. Prior to joining the Technical Assistance Division in 2008, Mark practiced law, worked in the Auditor's Investigative Audit Division, was a budget analyst with OBFM, served as accounting director for the Secretary of State, and was Deputy Director of Family and Children's Services at the Department of Human Services.
Mark earned his Bachelor of Science degree from Belhaven College in 1980, and his Juris Doctor from the University of Mississippi in 1983. He is a Certified Public Manager, and received the George C. Askew award in 1995 for his project, a multilevel performance assessment for managerial development. He is or has been a Certified Mississippi Purchasing Agent, Certified Government Financial Manager and a Certified Internal Controls Auditor. Mark is a past president of the Jackson Chapter of the Association of Government Accountants and currently serves as Chairman of the Mississippi Public Employees Credit Union.
An award-winning author, Mark's first novel was published in 2012. ("A Twist of Fate," Divertir Publishing) He serves on the advisory board of the Mississippi Council for Problem and Compulsive Gambling. He is a member of Mississippi Mensa, where he has served in a variety of leadership positions, and has been listed in numerous editions of Who's Who (in American Law Enforcement, in American Law, in the South and Southwest, in America, in American Business, etc.)