Mark Lemke started his blue-collar career working at Sears in Estherville, Iowa. When Sears closed in 1982, he moved to Des Moines to work for RCA, which became General Electric in 1988. Mark worked hard and rose through the ranks of the company to position of National Training Manager for the Northwest Region. In 1999, he left General Electric to start his own company. Mark retired in 2016 and moved to Spirit Lake and has served as a member of Monarch Cove Lake Association Board since 2016.
Mark grew up in Armstrong, Iowa and graduated from Armstrong High School in 1974. He attended Iowa Lakes Community College and studied business administration. Mark is married with 5 children and 8 grandchildren. He is a member of the Lutheran Church.