Charles River Campus of UMass Amherst

Licensed funeral director in Massachusetts for over 21 years, John co-founded a startup funeral home in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, with his twin brother, Jim, in 2009, which they successfully sold in 2017.

A native of Massachusetts, John holds a bachelor's degree in business from Bryant University and an associate's degree in funeral service from Mount Ida College.

John is actively involved in advancing the profession, currently serves as the chair of the Funeral Service Foundation, charitable arm of the National Funeral Directors Association, and is a trustee at Bay State Bank.

A pancreatic cancer survivor, he also contributed his experience to the board of advisors at Detect Together Connection, a nonprofit focused on early cancer detection.