Board Candidate
John Penero
Declaration & Statement
John Penero I was born and raised in Stockton, CA. I attended the University of Arizona on a full athletic scholarship for tennis and then went on to play professional tennis on the pro circuit. During my pro circuit tour, I was recruited by John Gardiner—of the world renown John Gardiner’s Tennis Clinics—to run operations at the Sun Valley, ID and Scottsdale, AZ tennis centers. The Sun Valley operation included both adult clinics and a children’s summer camp. After running the operations
for several years, I returned to California where I purchased a Honda, Yamaha, Kawasaki, Sea-Doo motorcycle-watercraft-power equipment dealership, which I successfully operated for 18+ years. After selling the business, I went into law enforcement, and after 25+ years retired at a Captain’s rank. While in law enforcement, I participated in many aspects of the career field. I was considered a subject matter expert; I instructed defensive tactics, use of force, and advanced firearms training. I participated in the Safe Streets Task Force, the U.S. Marshals Task Force, and the Northern California Outlaw Motorcycle Gang Taskforce. And for the last 8 years of my career, I supervised a team of officers who targeted gang operations in the Central Valley of California. In 1997, while competing at the World Police and Fire Olympics in Calgary, Canada I won two gold medals in men’s tennis singles and doubles. I consider myself a consummate student, so during my law enforcement career, I decided to earn a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice from California State University, Stanislaus and a Master of Science in Criminal Justice from California State University, Sacramento. I received 4.0 GPA while earning my master’s degree and walked across the graduation stage with my son as he graduated at the same time with his Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice. I also taught graduate and postgraduate level students at the University of Phoenix as an adjunct professor. When I finally retired from law enforcement, I became a volunteer tennis coach at Ripon High School. I am married to my lovely wife, Debbie, and have two wonderful sons and two grandsons.
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