John was a public school teacher and football, wrestling, and baseball coach for 30 years before retiring in 2018. He is the founder and owner, alongside his son Kendall, of A Treasure Coast Driving School (ATCDSI), one of Florida’s most respected private commercial driving schools. In business for 30 years, ATCDSI has trained more than 125,000 drivers across Martin, St. Lucie, Indian River, and Palm Beach counties. The school provides private driving lessons as well as public and private school contracts within those counties.
ATCDSI was among the first schools in Florida to be certified by the state to administer the official driving test, allowing students to complete their road test and then visit the Tax Collector’s Office or DMV to receive their license.
John authored a statewide Florida Driving School Instructor Curriculum used to train commercial driving school instructors for employment eligibility across the state. His copyrighted curriculum has been purchased and used by several driving schools across the United States and Puerto Rico. He has received multiple awards from the Driving School Association of the Americas for his expertise and passion in training both students and instructors to become lifelong safe drivers and knowledgeable educators.