Mark Uncapher, a Chevy Chase resident, was first appointed to the MWAA board by Maryland Governor Larry Hogan in 2016 and was reappointed in 2022.  He previously was Counsel to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Information & Technology of the House Oversight & Government Reform Committee. After serving on Capitol Hill, he was Senior Vice President and Counsel of the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA, later Tech America) and Vice President & Counsel at Stateside Associates.  More recently, he has been the Executive Director of the Fiber Optic Sensing Association, which promotes optical fiber-based sensing technologies used along infrastructure. He is a member of the New York State and DC Bar and a graduate of New York Law School and George Washington University. 

Uncapher was Montgomery County Republican Party Chairman between 2008 and 2018 and continues as an officer of the Maryland State Republican Party.  He was elected an Alternate Delegate in 2008 and Delegate in 2012 to the Republican National Convention. He was a member of the Presidential Transition Team for the Federal Communication Commission in 2000-2001.  Before moving to Maryland, he was an executive in New York with Park Communications, a large publicly held newspaper and broadcasting company, and Assistant Counsel to the New York State Comptroller. 

Mr. Uncapher is the Vice Chairperson of the Board of Directors.  He is the as Co-Chair of Strategic Development and Finance Committees. He also serves as Chairperson of Ethics Review.