Mark E. Sullivan, Associate Extension Professor, has led the University of Connecticut Labor Education Center for the past fifteen years. As an adult educator, he has more than thirty years of experience developing and presenting a wide range of academic programming specifically designed for the adult learner. In addition to his specialization in adult education, Dr. Sullivan has a professional reputation in a wide array of labor issues, team building, and dispute resolution. The latter has resulted in his creating and coordinating UConn's Mediation Certificate Program, a highly interactive forty-hour program specifically designed to introduce professionals to the qualities and skills needed to more successfully participate in mediation or possibly become a practicing mediator.

A graduate of Providence College, Rutgers University and the University of Connecticut, Dr. Sullivan is a frequent lecturer on current labor issues, team building, and dispute resolution.