Mark Engler is an Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Theatre Arts at North Dakota State University. He teaches courses in Technical Production and Design and serves as the department's resident Technical Director as well as the Lighting and Sound Designer. He received his M.F.A. in Theatre Technology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and is an active member of USITT. 

Mark has worked for theatres in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Nebraska, and North Dakota. He is currently the Lighting Designer for the Fargo-Moorhead Opera Company.