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Mark A. Miner is an award-winning entrepreneur, writer, editor and publisher who has had a lifelong interest in the Civil War. With a journalism degree from West Virginia University, he has built a professional career spanning nearly three decades.
In 2005, he was named to the Renaissance Hall of Fame of the prestigious Public Relations Society of America for his contributions in the fields of law, engineering and accounting. He is CEO of Mark Miner Communications, LLC, a corporate communications consultancy serving professional service firm and, on a half-time basis, director of corporate communications for Larson Design Group, a nationally emerging architecture, engineering and survey firm.
He also is CEO of Minerd.com Publishing, LLC, publisher of Well At This Time: The Civil War Diaries of Ephraim Miner, and of Forged in Steel: The Seven Time-Tested Leadership Principles Practiced by the Pittsburgh Steelers, co-authored by Tunch Ilkin of the Steelers and Damian Williams, CEO of Leadership League.
In the community, Miner serves on the operating committee of the award-winning Beaver Station Cultural & Event Center and the executive committee of the Mental Health Association in Beaver County, PA. He is a past executive committee member of the American Cancer Society in Pittsburgh, chairman of the board of trustees of the Beaver Area Heritage Museum and president of Malin Bergquist Charities, Inc. He has been an annual guest lecturer at the West Virginia University College of Business and Economics. Since 1995, he has been president of the national Minerd-Minard-Miner-Minor Reunion, and since 2000 has been webmaster of Minerd.com, twice named by Family Tree Magazine as one of the top 10 family websites in the nation. He and his wife Liz reside in Beaver, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Pittsburgh.
Author's Appearances, Media Interviews and Book Signings |
| Oct. 27, 2017 | Silent auction item at the annual Gala of the Mental Health Association in Beaver County. |
| Oct. 22, 2016 | "A Novel Affair" fundraiser benefitting the Carnegie Free Library of Beaver Falls, PA |
| May 21, 2014 | Beaver County Genealogy and History Center, Beaver, PA |
| March 19, 2014 | Western Pennsylvania Civil War Round Table, Sewickley, PA - see the review |
| March 23, 2013 | Rob Pratte's Weekend Magazine, NewsRadio 1020 KDKA-AM - with Edwards McLaughlin - listen |
March 14, 2013 |
Civil War Round Table of California University of Pennsylvania |
| Dec. 23, 2012 | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's Post-Gazette.com Video - watch the clip |
Dec. 8, 2012 |
Rob Pratte's Weekend Magazine, NewsRadio 1020 KDKA-AM - with Tunch Ilkin and Damian Williams |
Dec. 1, 2012 |
Heinz History Center 11th Annual Book Fair, Pittsburgh |
Nov. 28, 2012 |
Northland Public Library, Pittsburgh - "Meet Our Local Authors" Night |
Nov. 27, 2012 |
West Virginia University College of Business and Economics |
Nov. 17, 2012 |
Fayette County Genealogical Society, Uniontown (PA) Public Library |
Oct. 11, 2012 |
North Boroughs Rotary Club, Pittsburgh |
Oct. 6, 2012 |
Rob Pratte's Weekend Magazine, NewsRadio 1020 KDKA-AM |
Sept. 15, 2012 |
Bridgewater BookFest, Beaver, PA - including "Author Talk" |
April 25, 2012 |
Fayette County Library System Reading Circle, Smithfield, PA |
April 11, 2012 |
Civil War Round Table, Scottdale, PA |
April 2, 2012 |
Annual meeting, Historical & Genealogical Society of Somerset County, PA |
March 14, 2012 |
Civil War Round Table, Butler, PA |
Feb. 25, 2012 |
Rob Pratte's Weekend Magazine, NewsRadio 1020 KDKA-AM - listen |
Feb. 21, 2012 |
Civil War Round Table, Erie, PA |
Jan. 23, 2012 |
Greater Pittsburgh Civil War Round Table, Hampton Township |