Mississippi Bear Hunter Holt Collier

Mark Neaves is a lifelong resident of northeast Mississippi. He has spent more than twenty years teaching history in Mississippi public schools and at the community college level. Mark graduated from Mississippi University for Women in 1999 with a bachelor's degree in social studies education. He also holds a master's degree in secondary education from the University of Mississippi and a master's in ministry from Heritage Christian University. Mark is married to Marti Neaves, his wife of twenty-two years, and they have two children, Riley and Emma Kay. He is currently teaching American History 2 at a Mississippi public high school. He also coauthored the book Little Fish, Big Splash . He hopes to continue writing more history books in the future.