Nikki Mark

Founder of TM23 Foundation/ Author of 'Tommy's Field'

In 2018, Nikki Mark’s healthy 12-year-old son, Tommy, went to bed and never woke up. Doctors still do not know why. In the wake of that loss, Nikki transformed her grief into a mission of healing, service, and community impact.She is the author of Tommy’s Field: Love, Loss, & the Goal of a Lifetime, praised by Publishers Weekly as an “inspirational debut” and by Laura Dern as “a gift to a world in need of healing.” Nikki is also Co-Founder and President of the TM23 Foundation, which has raised more than $3.5 million to build three state-of-the-art athletic fields for the City of Los Angeles, and a fourth in Africa. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Oprah Daily, Katie Couric Media, Maria Shriver’s Sunday Paper, TODAY, and other national outlets. She has also been featured in People and on national television, including The Kelly Clarkson Show. Through NikkiMark.com, she offers resources to help others navigate grief and heal their hearts.