Mark Bonikowsky grew up in Northern Spain, as a missionary kid. In 2010, Mark came to the United States and studied at Bob Jones University. He graduated in 2014 with a Bachelor of Arts in Communications. Soon afterward, Mark began employment at Greenville Hospital Systems as an Interpreter for the Linguistics Department. Mark joined the Common Sense Retirement Planning team in February of 2019 and is currently focused on studying to obtain the necessary licenses to work as part of the Advisory Team.

Mark enjoys hiking, running ultra-marathons and is an avid traveler, most recently visiting Mt. Everest in Nepal. He frequently flies to Spain to visit family.