Mark Comesañas
Mark Comesañas is the Executive Director of My Brother’s Keeper Newark, the policy and advocacy arm of Newark Opportunity Youth Network. Comesañas is a Newark native with more than 13 years as an educational leader in the city. Before becoming Head of Schools at LEAD Charter School, Mark served as the principal of UPLIFT Academy - formerly known as Fast Track Success Academy - and as a social studies teacher at Luis A. Marin. Along with being a founding Board Member of LEAD, he was also a member of the founding MBK Community Advisory Board. Comesañas earned a Master’s degree in Educational Leadership from Montclair State University and a Bachelor’s degree from Rutgers University. In his spare time, he enjoys coaching basketball and spending time with his wife Leslie and three children Kaitlyn, Jordan, and Jacob.