Before joining the STEM Action Center, John was a classroom Science teacher for 33 years - the last 30 of which were in the Basin School District in Idaho City, where he also served as secondary principal and superintendent. With the STEM Action Center since July 2018, John is coordinating the Educator Externship, STEM School Leadership, and STEM School Certification programs. He also serves on the STEM AC Ecosystem, Equity, and STEM Diploma teams, as well as supervises the VISTA, Work U and Encore Fellow volunteers. John has a B.S. in Environmental Studies and an M.Ed. in Secondary Curriculum from Western Washington University, and an Ed.S. from the University of Idaho.