Jody L. Paradis, of Clarkston, was appointed vice president of commercial lending at Clarkston State Bank’s Loan Center.
Paradis brings more than 18 years of experience in commercial lending, training and management. He was previously employed at Charter One Bank as vice president of business banking and relationship manager.
Prior to this, he served more than three years as an assistant vice president of business banking and relationship manager at Standard Federal Bank. He also served for two years at Huntington National Bank as commercial lender and as an associate relationship manager at Michigan National Bank with additional positions at American Express Financial Advisors and Hantz Financial Services.
Paradis earned his bachelor’s of arts degree from Saginaw Valley State University with a major in education and a minor in business management.