John joined Global Philanthropic Canada as a Senior Consultant with our Atlantic Canada team in 2023. During his career spanning over 30 years, John has raised over $75 million working with organizations throughout Atlantic Canada, Ontario and Quebec. He has worked with KW Hospital Foundation, JDRF Canada, Canadian Red Cross and most recently, the Halifax & Region Military Family Resource Centre, as well as a number of Canada’s top fundraising consulting firms.

• 30+ years of fundraising expertise with a focus on board development & governance, capital campaigns, corporate sponsorship, major gifts, philanthropic naming and small shop fundraising.
• Primary focus: arts & culture projects, faith-based projects, healthcare projects and humanitarian & international projects.
• Based in Dartmouth, NS.
• Fun fact: John likes to paint and started a Fine Arts degree in university, but quickly realized that being a starving artist was counter to his champagne tastes. John has coached high school football in Dartmouth for the past five years leading the team to a Division 2 Championship!