John is a licensed psychologist (WI and MN) who began working in college/ university mental health in 1997, serving for 5 years as a staff psychologist in the Counseling Center at Concordia College-Moorhead, and for 13 years as the director of the Counseling Center at UW-Stout. He began serving as the Associate Dean of Students at UW-Stout in September, 2015. John is married and has two children. His leisure interests include spending time with family, bike riding, running, swimming, playing basketball, camping, kayaking, and involvement in church activities.