John is a birder and long-term supporter of Birds Canada. With a Masters of Environmental Studies in GIS from the University of Waterloo, John works at Google in Toronto, helping clients with their journey to the cloud. Recently, John led a Google charity fundraising drive for Birds Canada, boosting awareness for Birds Canada and raising a significant amount from his peers, including company matching contributions. He also convened company employees to assist with several volunteer events, such as plantings at Birds Canada's landscaping project at the Humber Arboretum. Other community service interests have included board roles with Cycle Toronto and the Deer Park Residents Group, and volunteer roles with Birds Canada's SwiftWatch program and various winter and summer counts. John offers experience to the Board and senior staff with business, data management, IT, mapping and GIS, volunteer engagement, employee engagement, and fundraising.