Mark Joyous

Mark Joyous is an original “Crewmember of Spaceship Earth.” He spent 12 of his first 18 years outside the continental United States in areas of Europe, Japan and the Pacific Rim. His continued travels and global living gives him a unique perspective on Life. He is more a Global Citizen than a typical American. His true calling is being an explorer: a “Scout for the Global Wagon Train”. In addition to founding the Global View Foundation and its many “Earthseeds” projects, he is also a self-made entrepreneur. He owns Joyous Real Estate and founded www.team-dreams.com and www.teamfunz.net - which specialize in assisting people to team up their energy to fulfill their dreams. Primarily focused on shared ownership of a global network of vacation homes, these two companies have helped nurture and support Earthseeds from its birth in the 1990’s when it was known as the Spaceship Earth Catalog. In 2004, the project evolved to become a 501-c-3 tax deductible non-profit organization known as the Global View Foundation.

Mark attended 14 schools on his way to graduating as Senior Class President in a Hawaiian High School. He went on to attend the U.S. Naval Academy for a few years and to graduate with honors from the University of California. His early entry into environmental arenas included working in Washington D.C. on Potomac river clean up teams in 1970 at the first Earth Day. After college graduation he spent years as a writer – photographer and helped raise funds for Environmental Organizations with multi-media presentations on Nature. His work was instrumental in helping the Nature Conservancy obtain Santa Cruz Island off the coast of Santa Barbara, California in the late seventies, which later became the foundation for Channel Islands National Park. This experience helped gain Mark an opportunity to serve as a U.S. National Park Ranger in the Redwood Forests of Northern California for several years.

Mark wrote the book “A Crewmember’s Guide to Spaceship Earth” which has been the platform for many projects of the Global View Foundation and whose message is always reflected in the curriculum, activities and projects that flow from all Earthseeds teams. He also helped create and establish the Award Winning “Astronaut’s Globe” whose 2000 + NASA photos make it more than a teaching tool or inflatable beach ball – but the most authentic replica of our Earth available to the crew of this marvelous living spaceship. As an inspiring speaker and writer, his Global Heart Visions of a “World that works for Everyone” continue to inspire crewmembers everywhere and to celebrate this wonderful world we live upon.  His humor and smiles have helped keep Earthseeds positive and uplifting.  He challenges us all to  "Lighten Up and Enjoy the Ride!”