Mark Mariano is an Australian-born Filipino writer, editor, speaker and panellist from Doonside. Mark completed a Bachelor’s Degree in Communications at Western Sydney University in 2017, and currently works as the Program Guide Editor at SBS. Proudly queer, Mark’s editorial and contributor work spans across Mamamia, ABC, and SBS. Mark is also active across SBS Filipino, SBS PopAsia, and SBS Voices. 
 
Mark currently volunteers as an editor for The Western, a growing media hub created for Western Sydney by those who live and breathe it. Mark has also represented Australia at the Harvard University Project for Asian International Relations, a conference dedicated to connecting entrepreneurial minds across the Asia Pacific.