June 8, 2024 ~ Mark Middendorf grew up in Chicago, Illinois, earning a B.S. in Marketing from Northern Illinois University and an MBA in Finance from DePaul University. From 2005 to 2015, he was the founder and president of Lighthouse Catholic Media. In 2015, he led the launch of the FORMED platform. Since 2022, he's been the president of Ave Maria University, which is a Catholic, liberal arts institution of higher learning devoted to Mary the Mother of God and inspired by St. John Paul II and St. Teresa of Calcutta.