ABOUT JOHN
John and his wonderful wife, Anita, have been married for 42 years and have two grown daughters; Jill (Cincinnati) and Julie (New Albany). Anita and John have lived in Greenville for over 30 years. They are both very active in their church St. Mary’s Navilleton serving as Eucharistic ministers, lectors and greeters. John served on the Parish Council as president and member for several years.
John and his wife live in Greenville and worship at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Navilleton. John is an active beekeeper and enjoys mentoring new beekeeper.
Volunteer Work
CASA
Anita and John served as Court Appointed Services Advocates (CASA), under the jurisdiction of Judge Terrence Cody’s Juvenile Court for several years. As CASA volunteers, Anita and John represented the interest of abuse and neglected children, providing information to Judge Cody in making informed decisions about what is best for the kids going through a very traumatic, confusing time of their lives.
Big Brother
John has been a “Big Brother” mentoring a young Hispanic from Honduras who was studying theology at Louisville’s Southern Baptist Semimary. It was a beneficial experience for both of them as they both grew personally, culturally and professionally.
WHAS Crusade for Children
Anita, Julie and John work annually at the WHAS Crusade for Children Telethon on the first Saturday in June; answering the telephones taking donations. John started as Crusade volunteer when he began his career at BellSouth and has been a volunteer for over 30 years.
Education
John has a Master degree in Business Administration (MBA), a Master degree in Electrical Engineer and Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering. He has been a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) since 1996 and was a founding member of the Kentuckiana PMI Chapter, serving as its first Vice President.
John retired in 2016 from AT&T (BellSouth, South Central Bell) after thirty years as project manager, project engineer, power engineer and equipment engineer. He assisted in designing the Kentucky Lottery analog network in 1992.
John and his wife, Anita have been successful small business owners since 1996, operating an embroidery apparel business, Embroidery Solutions USA in Greenville.
