Parkway Selects New Chief Financial Officer

Parkway has selected Mark Stockwell as its new chief financial officer (CFO), effective July 1, 2011. 

Stockwell has more than 27 years of accounting experience including 12 years in public education as a chief financial officer. For the past four years, he has served as the CFO of the School District of Clayton. From 1999 to 2007 Stockwell was the CFO of Parkway. Prior to working in public education, Stockwell worked as accounting manager for the city of Carbondale, Ill. as well as an accountant for the Menard Correctional Center, in Menard, Ill.

Stockwell has bachelor’s degrees in finance and marketing, and a master’s degree in business administration from Eastern Illinois University. He is a certified public accountant (CPA) and a certified public finance officer (CPFO) with the National Government Finance Officers Association.

Stockwell replaces Wes Garton, who is leaving the district on June 30, 2011, after four years as the CFO.