Over thirty years of management experience in the education and training sector, has served him well in his work in the private, public and not for profit sector. As Executive Director, John manages human resource development programs and services to on and off reserve First Nation Citizens of nine participating First Nations Communities. John is also a certified and experienced Teacher of Adults with a degree in Marketing.
Prior to working at AETS, John led successful career services and new partnership initiatives at Lakehead University. He is experienced managing in multi-faceted and multi-functional organizations and has volunteered as a member of the Board of Directors for Leadership Thunder Bay, the Thunder Bay Chamber of Commerce, regional Education at Work Ontario and the Canadian Association for Career Educators and Employers. John is a Past President with the Human Resources Professionals Association of Northwestern Ontario and has been a sessional instructor at Confederation College. John remains active as a volunteer on several boards and has completed a certificate of Indigenous Leadership, Governance and Management as well as Mental Health First Aid and Personality Dimensions.
John is a proud father of three boys and two grand daughters and is originally from Thunder Bay.