John
Husband
John has been married to Judy for 31 years in August. They have made their home in Beavercreek for the past fourteen years.
Father
Judy and John have two sons Tim and Paul. Both guys are Ohio State Graduates and currently live out west.
Business Consultant
John has over thirty years of business experience in the areas of finance, management, and marketing. Currently he is an independent business and financial planning consultant that works with both businesses and individuals. When working with businesses he primarily guides strategic planning sessions, writes business plans, and conducts business/marketing audits. When working with individuals he manages their personal finances; including asset allocation, manager search and management, and risk control. When working with individuals he also facilitates estate plans, and handles various projects like real estate purchase and development.
During his business career he has had wide varied experiences. John created and executed the Complete Petmart concept. He handled the personal finances of an individual listed in Forbes magazine as one of the richest people in America. He designed the operating structure of a foundation and grew it from less than $2 million to over $25 million in assets, with grants and disbursements of more than $2 million annually. He pioneered new types of promotions for the pet industry that increased market exposure and sales. He has taken over struggling businesses and made them profitable. He has managed product lines with over $80 million in sales.
Community Volunteer
John is also active in the community. He is the Chair of the Investment Advisory Committee of the Sisters of the Precious Blood. He is a member of the Investment Advisory Committee of the City Of Beavercreek, Ohio. He is the past Chair of The Foodbank of Dayton. He is also a member of the University of Dayton’s Education Department Advisory Committee. John has worked with numerous other non profits and governmental agencies to help them become more effective and efficient.
Coach
John has been a men's high school soccer coach for over twenty years. He was an assistant coach at Chaminade-Julienne, head coach at Wayne High School, and is currently an assistant coach at Xenia High School. He also has an NSCAA National Soccer Coaching certificate.
This spring he tried something different. He was the head men's tennis coach at Xenia High School. It was a lot of fun.
Photographer
John has been taking photos for most of his life. He started with an instamatic as a kid. Then went to a 35 millimeter camera and finally to digital today.
Until a few years ago he did not believe he would ever change from film. An article in a photo magazine talked about how a photographer liked a digital point and shoot he had picked up. So, John decided to try one as well.
It did not take long and John was hooked on digital. Digital gave good quality and the ability to do more than he could do in a darkroom and with no chemicals.
If you would like to see some of John's photography go to his website at jmarrinan.com. He also has a blog at johnmarrinan.blogspot.com. John's regular site is hard to change things, so the blog shows some of the stuff he has done more recently.
In 2006 he took a trip to the State of Vericruz in Mexico for a photo shoot. Judy said he should write about his experiences. So John has a trip blog at tripdiary.com/jmarrinan/mexico. This is a work in progress, but he hopes to get it completed one day before he forgets everything he saw and did.