Citation of Merit
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Established in 1976 to honor distinguished alumni who have demonstrated outstanding achievement and received national or international recognition

Mark E. Stavish

BS Psychology ’76
MS Industrial Relations ’78
Leesburg, Va.

Mark Stavish is president and general manager of Evergreen Partners, a unique consulting and venture capital firm that specializes in helping people and organizations realize their goals.

Prior to creating Evergreen Partners, Stavish served as America Online’s (AOL) executive vice president of human resources for seven years. At AOL, he was responsible for ensuring the company’s human resource, facilities, and security operations supported AOL’s business strategy and direction. During his tenure, AOL accomplished stunning business growth: revenue growth from $100 million to $9 billion; member growth from 1.5 million to 35 million; and employee growth from 700 in two locations to 18,000 in 146 locations in 40 different counties.

In addition to his experience at AOL, Stavish spent more than eight years at Pepsi-Cola, where he was responsible for human resource activities in several of Pepsi’s regional and headquarters business units. He began his professional career at Mobil Oil in a variety of human resources roles. 

Stavish serves as a director on several for-profit and not-for-profit boards and is a past chairman of the Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce. 

He is a lifetime member of the ISU Alumni Association.