John was born in Toledo
Ohio in 1965 and raised in Monroe
County Michigan.
He graduated from Ida
High School in 1983, and had an extended adolescence that
ended at the age of 24 when he found himself at Jackson
State Prison. John turned to classical literature to help
him pass the time while incarcerated. He went on to study Russian
literature and eventually immersed himself in the anarchist
tradition and classical philosophy. Receiving an Associates
degree in liberal arts from Monroe
County Community College in 1991, John became active in
environmental activism. Focusing on issues close
to home, he built upon the Alinsky model and that of the
Yippies to help forge a new activism for the dawning millennium. In
1996 he was asked to move to California to
work on a voter
initiative. After winning that election, John decided to
stay in California where he has developed a love affair with
that state's natural treasures. In 1997 he began working with a
medical
doctor as
personal assistant. John grew that position to include office manager,
general manager, and network
administrator; and continued that position until the doctor's
death in May 2007. After that John went into business running a medical
practice with his
partners. Wishing more of a challenge, John terminated that position
in April 2011, and left California in seek of new adventures. While
John's life is currently in transition, he continues to live out his
personal emprise combined with deep study of Hellenistic Philosophy. |
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