Mark Flaherty, owner of Mark’s Electronics is a native St. Mary’s County resident. Born and raised in Leonardtown, Md. and a graduate of Leonardtown High School. From a young age, Mark had known that he would own his own business. His fascination with how electronics work from the inside and his desire to run his own business made Mark’s decision to open an electronic repair shop an easy one.
In 1993 Mark was working for Telethon Electronics and in June of 1995 when the business was put up for sale, Mark jumped at the opportunity to make it his own. Over the next 16 years Mark turned his aspiration into reality, while jumping at every opportunity to help the community that he grew up in. In doing so Mark became involved in the St. Mary’s County Little League, sponsoring teams and even volunteering his time as a coach. Over the years Mark has also worked closely with Dave “Spiggy” Spigler of the Hogettes on several fundraisers to benefit The Children’s Charities.
As an avid Redskins fan, Mark often hosts autograph sessions with former and current Redskin players. Every year Mark’s Electronics can be found at the Calvert County Fair hosting a booth with Redskin products from jerseys to baby pacifiers and Redskin players past and present show up to sign autographs. As a major attraction for the Calvert County Fair, hundreds of fans line up every year to get autographs and photos with the players. As a result of the success the Mark’s Electronics booth has generated, Mark has been asked to host booths at other events, most recently The Great Big Home & Leisure Show this past March that took place in Waldorf, MD. where he hosted a booth where Redskins players Gary Clark, Mike Sellers and Dexter Manley attended an autograph session.
A new chapter has begun for Mark when recently Mark’s Electronics was relocated to The Hickory Hills Shopping Center. Mark’s Electronics continues to provide repairs on all sizes of televisions, home stereos, car stereos, camcorders, desktop and laptop computers, DVD players, amplifiers, and much, much more. Mark’s Electronics also offers pick-up and delivery and has many refurbished TV’s, stereos, and computers for sale. A Grand Re-Opening is in the planning stage and is expected to take place in mid May 2011. Mark is working with several other businesses to make the re-opening a community event filled with fun for the entire family, and yes Mark is expecting to have a Redskin player available for photos and autographs. More about the date and time will be posted about this event as it draws near. Mark wishes to extend his gratitude to his customers past and present and looks forward to meeting and servicing new customers. For any additional info please feel free to call Mark’s Electronics at 301-863-8466.
