John is a Professor of Geography and Environmental Sciences at American River College in Sacramento, CA.  After realizing that his family and friends were finally getting tired of hearing his stories, he was ecstatic to discover that he could tell them to strangers!  He has taken the stage at numerous Moth Story Slams and has been a featured storyteller for Capital Storytelling, Story Collider, Six Feet Apart Productions, and Artists Standing Strong Together.  In addition to storytelling, John’s other interests include movies, hiking, fly fishing, and volunteering in his community. John was a Story Ambassador in 2022 and is now our Assistant Events Producer as well a a storytelling instructor and coach.

Listen and watch John tell a story below! The story was told on stage at a Moth live event.