Mark Lester is a System Auditor with Southern Company Internal Auditing. Mark joined Internal Auditing in 2015 as a member of the Environmental, Health, & Safety (EHS) team. Mark began his career at Alabama Power in 1981 in the Customer Service organization in Birmingham, Alabama. In 1986, he moved to Environmental Affairs at Alabama Power. A native of Little Rock, Arkansas, Mark earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics from Birmingham-Southern College and a Master of Science degree in Environmental Management from Samford University. Mark is a Certified Professional Environmental Auditor (CPEA) with a specialty in Management Systems.