Mark R. M. Otten received his associate of arts in pre-forestry and wildlife management from Raymond Walters College in 1983. He earned a B.S. in natural resources from Ohio State University, and an M.S. in fisheries and wildlife from Michigan State University. Otten was previously a scientist with Enterprise Advisory Services, Inc. in Tupman, California and was responsible for design, coordination, and implementation of ecological studies to assess the effects of oil field developments on endangered species and their habitats.
Mark Otten is now a full-time faculty member at RWC. Mr. Otten's articles on wildlife management have appeared in professional journals such as The Southwestern Naturalist. He is a certified wildlife biologist.