John is the Program Director, Climate & Environmental Justice at the George Gund Foundation. Born and raised in Cleveland, John previously served as a Program Officer at the Cleveland Foundation as well as a Field Representative with the National Trust for Historic Preservation in the Denver office in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Among other responsibilities, he was charged with launching new Main Street programs in Wyoming and Montana, both of whom have programs today. After his time at NTHP, John went on to lead the Nashua, NH Main Street program.