John is President and Chief Executive Officer for McKenney’s, Inc., a third-generation, employee-owned business headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. John is recognized as Distinguished Engineering Alumni by Georgia Tech’s College of Engineering. He is a Trustee for the Atlanta Plumbers and Steamfitters Health and Welfare Fund. John is also a Treasurer for the Mechanical Industries Council Education and Training Fund (MICETF) and a Trustee for the Mechanical Industries Council (MIC). He is a Board member of Bobby Dodd Institute. John is a past President of the Mechanical Contractors’ Association of Georgia (MCAG). He has served as Advisory Board member of The H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial & Systems Engineering (ISyE) and is a past Board member of Atlanta Area Council Boy Scouts of America. John is a member of the Atlanta Rotary Club, YPO, and is a 2014 Graduate of Leadership Atlanta. He is a member of Peachtree Church and is an Eagle Scout. John received his Bachelor of Industrial and Systems Engineering degree at Georgia Tech. Born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, John and his wife Janine reside in Sandy Springs, and have two young adult children.
What does BDI mean to me?
As the older brother of a Down Syndrome brother, I have had a front row seat to a difficult reality for many special needs young people: What do they and their families do when they turn 21 and there are no longer school programs for them? Everyone needs a purpose and BDI offers training and employment programs for people with disabilities of all types. Watching these people engage, build self-confidence and have a purpose in their lives is beyond inspirational and it is so important.