He is a graduate of the University of Richmond – T.C. Williams School of Law, Georgia Regents University, Augusta, (B.A., M.P.A.) and Hampden-Sydney College. He is also the treasurer of the Charleston West Side Neighborhood Association and a Community Board Member of womanSong Chorale. John and his wife, Becky McClintock, have lived in Charleston since 2003, and have two sons attending Charleston Montessori. John joined the Board in 2013 to continue his interest in benefiting the school for his sons and the entire community.