About John
A proud and engaged Canadian for more than 50 years, serving in volunteer and municipal capacities across the country and in my beloved hometown of Milton.
Personal & Career
- Raised in Milton
- Married to Liz
- Two adult children: Ashley and John III
- Education: Accredited Public Relations designation (APR), Canadian Public Relations Society, Introduction to Advertising, Institute of Canadian Advertising, Bachelor of Applied Arts, Journalism, Ryerson University, Ontario Secondary School Honour Graduation Diploma, Milton District High School
- Principal, Given Road West Communications (GRWC), a public affairs consultancy
- Prior to establishing GRWC, he spent 35 years in Canada’s technology and health industries: 31 years in senior corporate communications, marketing communications and public affairs roles with such private sector organizations as Amdahl, Compaq, IBM, Nestle Waters and Sony. He began his career as a print and television reporter and editor in the Southern Ontario market
- Books: Co-author, Milton Churches (November 2016), Researcher, Milton Biographies, Volume 3 (November 2013), Co-author, Milton Streets (November 2007), Co-author, Milton Remembers World War I: The Men & Women We Never Knew (November 2006)
- Newspaper Columns: Contributing Political Columnist, Women’s Post Newspaper (2006) (2007) (www.womenspost.ca), www.prcanada.ca – Corporate Columnist (2000 – 2004), The Canadian Champion (1982) (1981) (Milton Public Library archives)