S. Mark Tyler
Public Member
S. Mark Tyler is founder and chairman of OEM Fabricators, Inc., a growing contract manufacturer in Western Wisconsin. OEM’s Team Members earned Wisconsin’s Manufacturer of the Year Award, Medium Category, in 2006. OEM repeated in 2012 earning the Wisconsin Manufacturer of the Year Award for Workforce Development, the first company to receive this honor.
Mark has been a lifelong advocate of technical education and began his career with a Design Technology Degree from St. Paul Technical Vocational Institute in Minnesota. He served as a National Officer for VICA (now SkillsUSA) and served on Minnesota’s Vocational Teacher Certification Standards Committee. In 2005, he completed the Minnesota Executive Program through the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management. In 2011, he received his MBA from the University of St. Thomas. Mark is also the founder of Family Friendly Workplaces, Inc. a Wisconsin nonprofit that works to certify employers for their family supporting benefits and policies.
In addition to serving on the WTCS Board, Mark serves, or has served, on a number of other boards and councils including:
University of Wisconsin Board of Regents
Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce
Governor’s Council on Workforce Investment (chair)
The Wisconsin Technology Council
The Governor’s Early Childhood Advisory Council
The Family Resource Center, St. Croix Valley
“Today, there is no issue that is more important than preparing Wisconsin’s citizens for fulfilling, family supporting careers. My passion is helping to enable success. For me, WTCS is an obvious place to serve.”
Term Expires May 2025