In 1969, John graduated from the Georgia Institute of Technology with a BS in Electrical Engineering. For 10 years, he worked in the computer, aerospace, and electronics industry while earning his Masters of Business Administration from the University of Chicago. John began his accounting career in 1974 and soon became a Certified Public Accountant. He then earned his Juris Doctor degree from Woodrow Wilson College of Law and became a member of the Georgia Bar in 1979. John has held adjunct positions at Oglethorpe University, Clayton College and the Becker CPA Review Course. He has been an active member of civic organizations such as Northside Atlanta Jaycees and Decatur DeKalb Kiwanis Club. He has been a Future Business Leaders of America sponsor and has taught in the Junior Achievement program. John is an active pilot and is a Lt. Colonel in the Peachtree DeKalb Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol. He has been Director of the National Association of Enrolled Agents and the President of the Atlanta Chapter NAEA, as well as a member of the ABA, AICPA, Georgia Bar Association, and the National Society of Public Accountants. He has been a member of and served on various committees of the Georgia Society of Certified Public Accountants (GSCPA), including the Tax Committee (now known as the Tax Section) and has served as Chairman of the Tax Section since June 2008. John has been an SBA Volunteer Consultant and has acted as Tax Series Guest/Host on Atlanta’s WGST radio station. For many years, John also administered the program, “Call the Expert” for tax questions on WGST radio.