Chief Development Officer
Sustainable farming is the most recent addition to John’s role at Langton Green. He oversees the 13-acre farm in Millersville, Md. and its many programs and activities, including vocational programs and opportunities for individuals at Langton Green, raising livestock for therapy activities, growing produce for Langton Green’s residences and sharing surplus with other nonprofits in need, and serving as an educational resource for the wider community. John is a mentor, trainer and friend to the individuals at Langton Green and helps them gain job skills and experience through Langton Green’s vocational programs, such as landscaping services for the wider community. John has a B.A. in English and was a teacher of special needs students for eight years before joining Langton Green in 2005. Prior to that John has worked almost every direct care position Langton has to offer.
“A community is the mental and spiritual condition of knowing that the place is shared, and that the people who share the place define and limit the possibilities of each other’s lives. It is the knowledge that people have of each other, their concern for each other, their trust in each other, the freedom with which they come and go among themselves.”
—Wendell Berry