John is a senior manager with Niagara Bottling serving the Economic Development and Government Relations group. He is part of an interdisciplinary team whose primary focus is to expand manufacturing operations worldwide. He also shares responsibility for community and government relations, and legislative affairs, in various states and municipalities where Niagara bottling operations are located. John is an accomplished business and community leader whose experience includes 35 years of service to private companies, leadership in economic development and management of nonprofit organizations.

John was formerly a site selection consultant, serving as principal or partner at advisory firms in North Carolina and Florida where he provided site selection, incentive negotiation and real estate advisory services to corporate clients. Recognized as one of the nation's top location consultants by Southern Business & Development Magazine, he has managed a variety of diverse consulting engagements with an aggregate impact of $1.1 billion in capital investment, 1.5 million sq. ft. of real estate transactions and over 2,400 new jobs created.

John has served as a lobbyist, association executive and economic development professional. He played noteworthy roles in several important community-building initiatives in Central Florida and his economic development career is distinguished by considerable project-related achievements including management positions at the local, regional and state levels. His work in economic development culminated in $806 million in capital investment, 2.4 million sq. ft. of real estate transactions and over 8,000 jobs created.

John is an alumnus of Allegheny College in Meadville, Pennsylvania and attended graduate school at the University of South Florida in Tampa. He holds professional certifications in economic development, governmental affairs, organization management and certification from the Edyth Bush Institute for Philanthropy & Nonprofit Leadership at Rollins College. John is a licensed real estate broker. He is a Red Cross volunteer trained in emergency shelter operations.