John has 34 years in the golf maintenance profession, 23 as a superintendent at various public courses and private clubs throughout the Northeast Ohio area. He is a past president of the Northern Ohio Golf Course Superintendents Association and has been a class A member of the GCSAA since 2012. John attended the Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute and has coached ice hockey at various levels up to high school since 1998. John currently sits on the Northern Ohio Golf Course Superintendents Board of directors.