Mark S. Caronna is a native of Houston, Texas.  In 1982 Mark dropped out of college in his junior year and entered the Houston Police Department training academy.  Mark served 28 years as an officer, and retired honorably in 2011. Some of the experiences of these years are found in Mark's first book, Taking God on Patrol. In 2012 Mark was nationally certified as a Crisis Chaplain, as well as in Peer Support, and has been honored to serve the past 1 1/2 years at a unique treatment center in Texas, dedicated to military veterans, law enforcement officers and all first responders. Mark is a member of Crisis Chaplaincy of Texas. Mark is married to his high school sweetheart of 36 years, and has three grownn children.