John August, owner of the Tern Inn in West Harwich and a member of the Harwich Zoning Board of Appeals, is bringing many years of management experience in various aspects of construction and business planning to the Board of Directors of Advocates for a Community College Education.
John’s career includes executive responsibilities in industries as diverse as railroads, airports, water treatment, electrical systems in Canada the UK and US, and the Singer Sewing Machine Company in Africa and the Middle East.
He is also an Air Force veteran, where he worked with NATO in Germany.
John holds an MBA from the University of New Haven, an associate computer science degree from the University of Maryland, and an associates from the Community College of the Air Force.
He is married and has two children and five grandchildren. An avid gardener and cook, he is a member of the Harwich-Dennis Rotary.