John is a third generation resident of the Kern River Valley. He has worked in the motion picture industry for over 18 years and is also a partner in his family’s longtime business Paradise Cove Enterprises. While he has traveled the world in his career, the Kern River Valley is still home. Locally, he has been president of the Kern Valley Exchange Club; holds an elected public office on the Kern Valley Healthcare District board of directors and was the last president of the former Kern River Valley Revitalization Council (KRVR). In addition to the film industry, he is experienced in non-profit, civic and government affairs.