John’s career has spanned music, leadership/management, and teacher education. He started as a secondary school music and math teacher, but also had roles as District Fine Arts Coordinator, Vice Principal, Principal, District Principal, and Assistant Superintendent at School District #73 (Kamloops/Thompson). He had a second career as Principal Lecturer at Thompson Rivers University (TRU) where he taught in the School of Education and was Chair before moving to the Centre for Excellence in Learning and Teaching as an Educational Developer. Now retired, he still teaches part time at TRU, is a Field Advisor for the University of Victoria, and is an Offshore Schools Inspector for the BC Ministry of Education and Child Care. He lives in Parksville on Vancouver Island, where he golfs, plays music, and writes educational songs for fun and to spice up dull topics in his workshops and courses.
