He served as Staff Chaplain at Hospice of Hope in Maysville, Kentucky. Chaplain John is also an Airborne Chaplain with the U.S. Army Reserves in the 412^th Civil Affairs Battalion where he contributed to research in the area of capability of Religious Leader Engagement. As a Board Certified Chaplain with the Association of Professional Chaplains – with a certificate in Thanatology with the Association for Death Education and Counseling – John is in the MPH program at the University of Cincinnati’s College of Medicine where he is studying coping and resiliency to improve outcomes among healthcare workers in fields with high occurrences of dying and bereavement.