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A previous resident of Arizona and a graduate of Arizona State University, John worked as the Volunteer Program Manager for the Scottsdale Center for the Arts and as Volunteer Coordinator for the City of Tempe. In 1993, he moved to California to develop a Department of Volunteer Resources for ARIS, the local AIDS service organization of Santa Clara County. John has also been very involved with the Association for Volunteer Administration (AVA) and held several regional and national leadership positions for this organization dedicated to promoting the profession of volunteer administration.

Most recently, John served as the Executive Director of the Volunteer Exchange of Santa Clara County. Under John's direction, this Volunteer Center won numerous local and national awards for its innovative programs designed to support volunteerism at over 675 nonprofit and public agencies throughout the Silicon Valley region of Northern California. John currently serves as a member of the faculty for San Jose State University's Continuing Education Program in Nonprofit Management. He has published on the topic of volunteer retention and is a co-author of Volunteers for the City: A How-To Manual for Developing or Enhancing Municipal Volunteer Programs.

Determined to practice what he preaches, John is an active volunteer himself and, under the strict supervision of his pet cats, serves as President of the Board of Directors of the Humane Society of Santa Clara Valley.