Mark joined Blackwell Financial Services in 2017 as a part-time Client Service Associate with LPL Financial.  He continues to support Pete in a part-time capacity as a Client Service Associate, marketing coordinator, and special projects facilitator. He previously worked with Pete at Edward Jones as a Branch Office Administrator.

While with Edward Jones, Mark worked as a part-time Branch Office Administrator for nearly 10 years supporting 13 different branches in Missouri, Spokane, and Spokane Valley. He worked nearly full-time at Pete’s office during his last year with Edward Jones.

Mark holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration, with a concentration in Marketing, from the University of Washington and a Master of Science in Administrative Studies from Missouri State University.

In 2006, after 40 years with the J. C. Penney Company, Mark retired as a store manager. In addition to his work with financial advisors, Mark has taught seated and online classes at Missouri State University - West Plains as an adjunct instructor from 2006-2017.  He has held positions on many city, county, and community boards.

Married for over 52 years, Mark and his wife, Diane, moved back to the northwest to be closer to their children and two grandchildren.