John Sherwood

Owner & Chief Financial Officer

John Sherwood has more than 30 years of experience working in health care and holds a BA in Economics. He joined family home care business Classic LifeCare in 1993. At that time he co-founded CONNECT Communities with his mother and business partner Janet Sherwood to address a gap in the system for people after acquired brain injury. Since then, CONNECT has grown to multiple locations in two provinces serving people after brain injury and stroke.

After 30 years deeply involved in the operations of the business, John has changed the way he works at CONNECT to mainly concern himself with people, strategy and finance. He remains actively involved in the business as Owner and Chief Financial Officer (CFO.)

He relates to CONNECT’s person-centred approach where the individual supported is in control of their goals, choices and life. One of John’s favourite activities is fishing, although skiing and sailing are close seconds.

“I am a freedomist at heart. At CONNECT, we try to provide an experience for the people we support that is in line with what we would want for ourselves. For me, that is all about personal choice and preference and not about being prescribed how it’s going to go and how to live my life.”