John has been a leader in the professional education space for more than 30 years, owning and operating Gold Coast Professional Schools and Bert Rodgers Schools. Together these two brands server more than 100,000 pre license, post license, and continuing education customers each year. John's educational background includes a Bachelor's in Business, a Master's in Adult Education, and a Doctorate in Educational Leadership and Management. John has served in many volunteer capacities including coaching youth and high school hockey, founding the FAU College of Education Advisory Board along with serving as President for 3 years, and serving on the South Florida chapter of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Advisory Board for 6 years, including one as treasurer, and 3 as President. John has two grown daughters, Kaitlin who is a Veterinarian in Greenville, SC., and Sydney who works as a project manager at Gold Coast Schools.