Mark Adams is a bay area native turned Sacramento entrepreneur. Raised in Richmond California, Mark has now created a life for himself and his family in Sacramento. He is both founder and president of AHI Construction, Inc (AHI).

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AHI was founded in 2003. It is now a full-service construction/contracting and construction-management company. AHI provides residential, commercial, industrial, and governmental construction services. Mark currently holds more than 8 contracting licenses and has completed all levels of construction from simple repairs to building million-dollar homes and government complexes from the ground up. As Managing Operator, he has overseen the daily operation for more than 80 projects simultaneously while ensuring exemplary customer satisfaction.

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Mark is no stranger to struggle and embraces success as hard-earned but nonetheless a privilege granted by God and forged on the shoulders of those before him. His dedication to heritage, faith, and community lead him toward using his experiences to promote opportunities for underserved youth and in the promotion of other local small businesses. Mark served as a board member and Board Chair for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Sacramento, as well as a board member or Next-Ed formerly Linking Education and Economic Development (LEED).  He is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated and the founder of the Urban Empowerment Academy, a non-profit dedicated to teaching youth the tools and trades of construction through education and on the job training.

Amidst the economic recession, Mr. Adams was awarded the Small Business of the Year Award in 2009 by the Sacramento Black Chamber of Commerce. He was accepted in the Inaugural Class of the Nehemiah Emerging Leaders Program in 2009.  He was recognized as one of Sacramento Business Journal’s top 40 business leaders under 40 in 2011, won first place in the Build Black business grant through The Center at Sierra Health Foundation in 2019, and is currently participating in the first cohort of the City of Sacramento Economic Gardening Program in 2020. Mark is also currently a certified Executive Coach through Think, Feel, Know and a founding member of System 2 Solutions, a consulting firm focusing on the construction management components, promoting leadership and general cohesion in the work environment through equity, wellness, and mental health.