Mark McKenna is co-founder and CEO of Down to Earth, an award-winning group of social enterprises based on Gower, Swansea. Working with marginalized and disadvantaged communities in south Wales, Mark has been developing inclusive approaches to health care and education through the medium of sustainable construction and sustainable land management since 2002.
Mark’s degree and Masters at Swansea University informed Down to Earth’s evidence-based way of working with on-going academic and clinical research underpinning their holistic, cross-sectoral approach.
Mark’s background has blended the use of natural materials with renewable and off grid technologies in construction to bring about positive change in people’s lives. He is an advocate for community engagement, working with young people and adults from diverse backgrounds to tackle social and environmental inequality at the same time.
In October 2020, Mark was awarded an MBE for Services to Young People and Environment.
