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JohnÌýgraduated from the Faculty in Recreation Administration (’76) in the co-op program and later obtained an MBA (’86) from the University of Windsor.ÌýHe has a very diverse career in both private and public sectors that include Ministries of Correctional Services, Health and Natural Resources. In the private sector, he worked for a landscape company as well as a private consultant in recreation master planning.

ÌýJohn was in leadership positions as Director andÌýCommissioner at Delhi, Windsor, Aurora, London and Mississauga, and was most recently the CEO/GM of Niagara Parks Commission from 2012 to 2016.Ìý Prior to that, he was a consultant in Master Plans for municipalities and taught at the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ as an adjunct lecturer.ÌýÌý

John and his wife Mary now live at Tillsonburg, Ontario and is still active in promoting parks issues within CPRA and as a Board member of the Leisure Information Network. John is also a Board member of the Niagara Sports Commission where he is busy with a bid for the Canada Summer Games for Niagara.Ìý