Mark Chien

In 1999 Mark joined Penn State Cooperative Extension as the first wine grape extension educator after managing the world-class Temprance Hill vineyard for 17 years.  He is a long time member of the national American Society for Enology and Viticulture and a former secretary of its Eastern Section. He also serves on the board of the National Grape and Wine Initiative and is an active participant in the National Clean Plant Network (NCPN) and the National Viticulture and Enology Extension Conference.  In 1999 he earned his Master of Education in Agricultural Extension and Education from Penn State.