John’s career in education spanned over 30 years in a variety of roles including—junior and senior high teacher, director of career services at Seattle Pacific University, and policy analyst for the Washington State Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board. John also has journey-level industrial experience as a furniture maker, and is a past member of the International Woodworkers of America (AFL-CIO). He has a bachelor’s degree in Industrial Education from Western Washington University, and both a M.Ed. and Ph.D. from the University of Washington. John and Becky, an artist and also a retired teacher, have been married for over 40 years and reside in Olympia, Washington.
Published by Mud Flat Press:
Hotel Fargoan . . . a three-part series by Eileen Torgersen-Smith (a pseudonym)
Book One – A Romance Begins / Book Two – Summer on The Farm / Book Three – A Single White Orchid
Kickback – by Tracy Gunn (a pseudonym)
Johnny’s Jokes – by John Arthur (a pseudonym), published privately.