John Woodburn previously served as Controller for 19 years at Environmental Defense Inc. He was long active in the trade union movements; an organizer for The Oil, Chemical, and Atomic Workers Union, and a labor educator at The New York District Council, United Brotherhood of Carpenters, and Joiners of America. John is also operating a consulting business, Back Room Ops, focusing on financial reporting and systems requirements for small-to-medium non-profit organizations.