Mark Woodhouse (from July 2003) (some info may be outdated)

“The best thing about working at Emmaus is the opportunity to minister to the students”, says Mark Woodhouse, head of the Computer Systems Management department. “My goal for my students is to prepare them professionally and spiritually for a productive life of service to the Lord.”  That’s what drew Mark Woodhouse away from a fascinating career at Mitre Corporation in Omaha, NE where he was involved in developing high-speed, secure networks for military intelligence. 

The son of fulltime worker and evangelist, Ernie Woodhouse, Mark was born in Hamilton, Ontario and raised in New Jersey. He graduated from New Jersey Institute of Technology with a B.S. in Electrical Engineering where his major was Bio-medical science and his minor was computer science. He moved to Georgia and entered the Georgia Air National Guard and served as a fighter pilot for eight years while developing his career path in computer technology. In 1976 he married Laura and they have two grown children who have also attended Emmaus: Alicia and Chris, and one granddaughter, Kyla.

In 1987 Mark left the Air National Guard and he and his family moved to Omaha, NE where he accepted employment with Mitre Corporation. The whole family became involved in Keystone Bible Chapel in Omaha where Mark served as an elder. Mark always felt that God would lead him into fulltime ministry some day. He was looking for an opportunity to use his skills and talents for the Lord’s work. In 1994 he began teaching computer classes at Emmaus on a part-time basis as an adjunct faculty member. When the Computer Systems Management major was added to the programs in 2000, Mark came on board fulltime as the head of the department.

In addition to the busy schedule he has with the computer program here at Emmaus, Mark still enjoys an itinerant teaching ministry in various assemblies on the weekends. During their years in Omaha, Mark and Laura home schooled their children, and with his experience in this area, and his computer expertise, Mark is often invited to speak at home school conventions.