Mark Scheffer Email & Phone Number

Mark Scheffer currently serves as senior researcher at the Baha’i International Community United Nations Office. In this capacity, he develops policy positions and formal statements to UN fora and other international processes. Thematic areas he follows include social and sustainable development, climate and environmental issues, poverty eradication, and global citizenship. Mr. Scheffer has contributed to a variety of edited books, journals, and other publications. He regularly serves on delegations attending UN functional commissions, such as the Commission for Social Development, Commission on the Status of Women, and the High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development. He also collaborates with field practitioners and subject experts around the world.He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Religious Studies and a Bachelor of Music in Music Education from the University of Northern Iowa. He has lived and worked in Eswatini, southern Africa, and the Pacific islands of Samoa. He is currently based in western Iowa in the United States.

Listed skills include Community Outreach, Editing, Organizational Development, Non Profits, and 2 others.

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  University Of Northern Iowa

  Religion/Religious Studies