John Farrell was raised in Longmeadow, Massachusetts and attended Western New England University, receiving a BA in accounting with a minor in Business Management. He is married to Leanna and together have six children and twenty-six grandchildren.
John’s early career was as a Corporate Tax manager and Controller. In the late 70’s, he integrated those skills with information technology, assuming the positions of Executive Vice and President of United Software Associates and ownership in Professional Software Associates.
After retirement, John was ordained a Deacon in the Catholic Church. He has served the last ten years as the Executive Director at Daily Bread before taking on his current leadership role with Saint Stephen's Way.