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John is a native of Clover, SC and has deep roots in the region. His organizational expertise is driven by more than 15 years of operational and leadership experience at some of the area’s most respected conservation and recreation facilities including the U.S. National Whitewater Center, YMCA Camp Thunderbird, and YMCA Camp Cherokee. This experience prepared him to assume his responsibility as the Executive Director of the Anne Springs Close Greenway, solidifying his position as a regional leader in outdoor education and recreation. As the Chief Operating Officer of LSC, John assumed responsibility for all LSC operations, with FLYERS After-School, Springs Golf and Springmaid Mountain reporting to him. He assumed the role of President and CEO in July 2021. He sees the challenge and inspiration for his work in taking the long view. While many organizations think in terms of year-to-year, John describes LCS as thinking “decades-to-decades†and is setting its course for the next 20 years.
John earned his Bachelor of Arts in History from Winthrop University.
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