Mark "Monk" Hubbard

[2][3][4][5][6] Hubbard was born in West Seattle in 1970 and received his first skateboard in 1975 for his fifth birthday.

[6] In regards to skateparks, Hubbard believed in DIY skate spots and building one's own skateboarding paradise, stating that there is nothing that compares to riding an obstacle you've built.

[3][7][8] During his life, Hubbard helped design and build hundreds of skate parks.

[9] Hubbard was part of the core group, alongside Pine Ridge Native Walt Pourier, Jim Murphy, and Jeff Ament, that originated the idea to build the Wounded Knee 4-Directions Toby Eagle Bull Memorial Skatepark on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.

[10] Grindline designed and constructed the skatepark, completing the park in 2011.