Mark Price retired from Onslow County Schools in July of 2016 with 30 years of service as a teacher and football coach.  He and his wife Lisa W. Price have been married for over 25 years.  They have two daughters, Christina and Kayla.  Christina has joined her parents in becoming an educator for Onslow County Schools.  Kayla is a nurse at The Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital in Greensboro.

Commissioner Price is currently serving on the following advisory boards: Eastern Carolina Workforce Development Board, Topsail Island Shoreline Protection Committee, and Tourism Advisory Board.

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