About me
Mark Brooks currently serves as the Director of the Cianbro Institute at the Cianbro Corporation headquartered in Pittsfield, Maine. He also coordinates leadership development across the Cianbro Companies.
Mark is a retired Colonel with the United States Army Reserves, serving for over 34 years and retiring in 2020. He has led soldiers at the Team, Squad, Platoon, Company, Battalion and Brigade level. He is a decorated Combat Veteran with service in Iraq. COL Brooks has been awarded the Combat Infantryman’s Badge and the Bronze Star for commanding U.S. and Iraqi soldiers in Tal Afar, Iraq. He was also awarded the Defense Meritorious Service Award for service at the Pentagon supporting contingency operations in Afghanistan. COL Brooks is a graduate of the United States Army War College, earning a Master’s of Science degree in Strategic Studies.
COL Brooks has served as a Leadership Instructor at the United States Military Academy at West Point. Mark is also a retired Troop Commander (Lieutenant) with the Maine State Police. He has served as a rural Maine State Patrol Trooper, Homicide Detective, Child-abuse Detective, Training Sergeant at the Maine State Police Academy, Patrol Sergeant and Troop Commander in both Troop F in Aroostook County and Troop C in Skowhegan serving Central Maine. He has served as Commander of the Maine State Police Crisis Negotiation Unit and also Commander of the Incident Management Assistance Team. Mark served in the Maine State Police for 25 years and retired in the fall of 2019.
