John graduated from The University of British Columbia in 1975 with a Bachelor of Commerce (B. Comm.), Accounting and Finance. He has been President of Bueckert, Cooper & Co. since January, 1984. During this time, he has served members of the Salmon Arm community as well as businesses and individuals throughout Western Canada.
When not crunching numbers and saving people money, John enjoys the great outdoors and the lakes and streams of the North Okanagan and Shuswap.