John is Vice President of Forney Financial Solutions, LLC and Branch Manager for the Raymond James Financial Services office. He majored in Insurance at Penn State University from 1966 to 1970. John holds his Series 7, 24, 51 and 65 Investment Advisor representative licenses, as well as his health and life insurance license. In addition, he has the professional designations of Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU), Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC), Accredited Estate Planner (AEP) and Accredited Investment Fiduciary (AIF) and has over 30 years experience in the pension business. John is a 21-year member of The Institute of Management Accountants and has been a member of the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors for 31 years where he was the Pennsylvania Association president in 1995. John is the current president of the Altoona Chapter of the Institute of Management Accountants and has also served on the Altoona Redevelopment Authority board, currently holding the position of secretary. He serves on various other local organization boards and committees.