Mark Lotwis

Mark directs InterAction’s public policy team, working closely with the senior policy leadership of InterAction members to shape important policy decisions on humanitarian, relief and long-term development issues. He is responsible for high-level advocacy designed to focus public, legislative, executive branch and international agency attention on the top public policy priorities of InterActions’ membership.

From 2009 to 2011, Mark served as Senior Director of Campaign Advocacy at the Save Darfur Coalition, where he formulated strategy and supervised advocacy programs, campaigns, movement building, coalition relations, events, and outreach. 

Prior to Save Darfur, Mark worked as Executive Director of 21st Century Democrats from 2007 to 2008, as a partner at two leading media consulting firms from 1998 to 2006, and as Chief of Staff to U.S. Representative Ted Strickland in 1997 to 1998.

During the 1994 and 1996 election cycles, he served as Western Field Director and Campaign Planning Director (respectively) at the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.  Earlier, Mark managed the successful re-election campaigns of U.S. Representative Louise Slaughter and state Senator John Girgenti.  He also worked as a pollster at two polling firms and was Assistant Director of the non-partisan Campaign Management Institute at American University in the late 1980’s.  Mark began his career in public service when he was elected Chair of the Board of Directors of the New Jersey Public Interest Research Group in 1983. 

Mark serves on the Advisory Board of Directors of American University’s Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies, and received his Ph.D. in political science from The American University in 1993.  He received a B.S. in human ecology and political science magna cum laude from Ramapo College of New Jersey in 1983. 

Mark resides in Georgetown with his wife Lisa Konwinski, who works as Assistant Director for Legislative Affairs at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.  He is an avid photographer, cyclist and outdoorsman.