John Mills is the founder and President of the Maine Skilled Trades Initiative, a nonprofit supporting skilled trades education to individuals under the supervision of the Maine Department of Corrections.  John also teaches at the Maine State Prison in Warren. John and his wife Linda became full-time residents of Maine in 2020 following his retirement from 34 years in securities brokerage and investment management. John is a graduate of Deerfield Academy, has a B.S. from Cornell University and an MBA from the Kelly School of Business at Indiana University.