Lodestone team

Shahin Clark has more than 30 years of bank consulting experience with financial institutions in the United States, Hong Kong and Puerto Rico. Shahin began her consulting career at Marine Midland Bank, now HSBC, in their bank-wide internal consulting division. She went on to consult to numerous other institutions before co-founding Lodestone Banking in 1994. Over the past 25 years, she has led hundreds of deep penetrating consulting engagements for financial institutions ranging from $1 billion to over $100 billion in assets.

She holds a B.S. in Management Information Systems (MIS) from Syracuse University. She also earned a business degree from Pitman College in London, England.

• In 2018, Shahin traveled to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to speak with four financial institutions on the subject of Middle East bank profitability.
• In 1998, Shahin was invited to Beijing by the Chinese government to lecture on the subject of "Bank Profit Improvement."

sclark@lodestonebanking.com

Mark Clark is responsible for marketing, developing/maintaining client relationships and company strategy/management. Mark has more than 30 years of account relationship management experience across several industries. Under his guidance, Lodestone has nationwide relationships with “C” level bankers. To delineate Lodestone services from the typical CPA accounting services such as KPMG, Deloitte & PwC, Mark informs bankers on numerous forms of bank consulting.

Mark has lectured to Syracuse University graduate students as well as to bankers attending national and State banking conventions. He has authored articles and been quoted in numerous national and State banking association publications.

• In 2018, Mark traveled to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to speak with four financial institutions on the subject of Middle East bank profitability.
• In 1998, Mark was invited to Beijing by the Chinese government to lecture on the subject of "Bank Profit Improvement."
• 1998, Dale Carnegie Leadership & Sales Training.
• 1975, graduate of Wilbraham Munson Academy.

m-c-clark@lodestonebanking.com

Kamron Clark is a Research and Information Analyst with experience consulting to a variety of financial institutions varying in asset size up to $11 Billion. He has worked with queries and algorithms to find revenue through detailed analysis of processes and revenue streams that are the cornerstone of banking. Kamron has helped clients uncover millions in additional annual earnings, assisted with implementation, as well as participated in weekly senior management meetings. Through working for clients in FL, PA, NY, TX, IL, etc. he has experience with diverse banking clients using most core systems which has developed and honed an expertise in navigating system software.

Chelsea Clark assists Lodestone in marketing and graphic design. She creates visual representations of the firm’s products and services using typography, photography, and illustration. Chelsea oversees advertising, web design, communication design, product packaging, and signage. She received her bachelor’s degree in architecture at Miami University of OH. Then earned her Master’s in architecture at the University of Oregon. From working with other architecture firms, from space planning to full website designs, she brings a graphical perspective to Lodestone’s marketing team.

Chen studied undergrad at the China University in Beijing (2008-2012) before venturing to the United States to attend Syracuse University where she receiving a Master of Science degree (2012-2014), followed by PHD in Civil Engineering (2015-2019). Chen is fluent in both English and Mandarin.