A full time professional puppeteer (15 years), with a teaching background (25 years). He holds a doctorate in education (early childhood/special needs) from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst (1995).
Dissertation title: Puppetry in Early Childhood Education.

John is a member of:

The Puppeteers of America

The Boston Area Guild of Puppetry

The Connecticut Guild of Puppetry

UNIMA-USA (Union International de la Marionette)

American Association of Ventriloquists

The International Association of Family Entertainment Professionals

Burt the Raccoon puppet show has been seen in:

• Rhode Island
• Massachusetts
• Connecticut
• New Hamphire
• New Jersey
• Ohio
• Pennsylvania
• Michigan
• Nevada
• California
• Hawaii
• Sweden

and on the Cable TV shows:

• Kids Break
• Bozo the Clown