Prior to arrival at Mt. Pleasant NOW, Mr. Stone spent ten years with three prominent financial institutions including Ameritrust National Bank, Society National Bank and Key Corp. as a commercial and community lending officer.

Mr. Stone has served on the following Boards and Advisory Councils:  The Cleveland Neighborhood Development Corporation; Neighborhood Housing Services of Greater Cleveland, The City of Cleveland’s Neighborhood Advisory Committee, The Cleveland Citywide Development Corporation, Cleveland Neighborhood Progress, JPMorgan Chase Advisory Council and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati Affordable Housing Advisory Council.  Mr. Stone has also served as the President of the Ohio CDC Association’s Board of Directors and was the founding board President of the Cleveland Police Foundation.