Mark Price retired from Onslow County Schools in July of 2016 with 30 years of service as a history teacher and football coach. He has been married for over 30 years and has two daughters. Both have graduated from college and are pursuing careers as an educator and nurse.

Commissioner Price is currently serving on the following advisory boards: Juvenile Crime Prevention Council, Topsail Island Shoreline Protection Committee, and the Tourism Advisory Board.

Commissioner Price earned a B.A. in History and a Masters in Social Studies Education from N.C. State University.