Loaves & Fishes
John is the Executive Director for Loaves & Fishes, a non-profit food ministry located in Clarksville, TN. John is an award-winning business strategist and entrepreneur with 30+ years of experience. He excels in leading business operations, product development, and revenue growth strategies.
John is an expert in product and project management, strategic planning and analytics, P&L management, brand/business growth, team building and coaching, organizational management, budgeting and forecasting, and marketing and research. He brings these experiences and skills to the Loaves & Fishes team to accelerate growth in the operations, fundraising and volunteer network. He is also an engaged mentor, recruiter, and trainer who repeatedly turned around underperforming teams.
John’s notable accomplishments include manufacturing operations and regulatory leadership of a Class III medical device company, achieving FDA approvals and ISO quality system certification. John founded his own consumer products company, ProMark which was one of 100 licensees with the NFL becoming a trusted and creative product development partner. As
COO of a publishing company, John was awarded business book of the year for the “100 Years of Chevrolet” legacy history of the company.
John has his undergraduate degree from Purdue University in Industrial Design and has completed the Executive MBA coursework at Denver University.
John lives in Hopkinsville, KY with his wife and enjoys close proximity to his children and grandchildren.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-durnell/
Org website: https://loavesandfishestn.org/