* Mechanical Engineer at Dow Chemical in Midland, MI from May 1985 to March 1986 * Project Engineer at John Brown Engineering in Mt Vernon, IN from March 1986 to June of 1988 * Became licensed as a Professional Engineer in 1990 * Messmer and his two brothers are now co-owners of Messmer Mechanical, Inc. in Jasper.
Education
* Graduate of Jasper High School in 1981 * Graduated from Purdue University with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering in May 1985
Family
* Mark has been married to Kim for 22 years and they have four children, Eric 20, Laura 17, Madeline 13 and Luke 11. * Mark has been very involved in the activities of his children through coaching their sports teams, as a Cub Scout leader, and helping in various Band Parent roles.
Faith
* Music Minister at his church (Holy Family Catholic Church) since 1993 * Member of his Parish Council from 1990-1993 * President of the Parish Council 1992-1993 * Member of the Finance Council 1988-1991 * Member of the Holy Family School Board 2001-2004 * President of the Holy Family School Board 2003-2004 * Active member in parish's renewal program called Christ Renews His Parish and attended Cursillo in 1992 * Member of the Parish Picnic Committee 2006-2007 * Member of the Capital Campaign Committee for the recent school and church improvements 2002-2007 * In addition, Mark has chaired many other fundraising projects for the church and school.
Community Service
* Mark has been a member of the Jasper Kiwanis since 1999 o serving as Treasurer 1999-2001 o Vice President 2001-2002 o President 2002-2003 o Secretary 2003-2006 o Mark was recognized as Distinguished New Member in 2000 o Distinguished Secretary for the '05-'06 year * Member of the Knights of Columbus * Member of the Evansville Chapter of the American Society of Heating Refrigeration and Air conditioning Engineers since 1989 o Served as President in 1992-1993. o Chairman of the Technical, Energy and Government Affairs Committee since 1992.