Baystone Government Finance has announced the retirement of Mark Skochdopole, vice president and credit underwriter for all state, local and tribal contracts. He joined the company nearly 22 years ago, starting at KS StateBank in 2003 and in the Government Finance division since 2004.
Succeeding him is Dustin Moody, vice president of credit risk management for Baystone.
“During Mark Skochdopole’s outstanding career running the credit department, his work benefited clients nationwide, and it was obvious how much he enjoyed making a difference in the communities we serve,” said Evan Howe, executive vice president. “We wish Mark all the best in his retirement, and we thank him for his dedicated service at Baystone.”
Skochdopole also has been active in the Association for Governmental Leasing and Finance, serving as a board member since 2007 and as past chairman. He is an alumnus of the University of Michigan, where he earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree.
Continuing that high level of service is Moody. He joined KS StateBank in 2013 in the commercial lending division and has held a number of positions including documentation associate and loan administrator. He managed a loan production department before moving to credit risk, where he underwrites commercial, consumer and government finance requests.
Moody graduated from Kansas State University in 2012 with a Bachelor of Science degree.
Baystone Government Finance provides expert financing for communities nationwide, funding a wide variety of equipment types and assets. Its singular focus is financing state and county governments, local municipalities, schools, non-profits and tribal entities, often through tax-exempt municipal leases. Equipment vendors and brokers also offer Baystone’s capabilities to their own customers through private label programs. Baystone has one of the largest teams in the United States dedicated to this specialty, including financial experts and in-house lawyers.
Baystone is the government and non-profit lending division of KS StateBank, a full service, family-owned community bank founded in 1969 with more than $2.45 billion in total assets. The group has more than 30 years of experience in the government financing field, all backed by the resources of KS StateBank.