John L. Aaron is a Founder Trustee of the GCSF and has served on several GCSF committees. He has over 30 years of experience in the graphic arts industry in New York, holding many senior executive positions in the industry and, since 2004, in academia, retiring as a Higher Education Officer and Director of Communications & Marketing at a campus of the City University of New York. His love of education and helping students succeed has since led him to accept a position as Adjunct Lecturer of Business at one of the City University of New York/CUNY campuses. John holds a Bachelor's degree in Communications & Media from Hunter College/CUNY and a Master's in Graphic Arts Management & Technology from New York University.

John has received numerous awards, including the NYU's Prism Award for outstanding alums and the Printing House Craftsmen's Guild of New York City Fellowship Award.

In addition to teaching adult education classes in print production management for several years, John has done numerous in-house training programs in the graphic arts industry in the USA and Canada and served as Chairman of the Education Committee of the Association for Graphic Communications in New York City for four years.

A New York City graphic arts and printing industry career veteran, John has worked in pre-press production, marketing, print production, printing sales, and advertising. He is also a committed cricket administrator and avid cricket fan and has served as the Executive Secretary of the governing body for cricket in the USA. John was inducted into the USA Cricket Hall of Fame in 2012. 

John Aaron was named Manager of the USA national Under 19 and senior women's cricket teams in 2021, and, to date, has managed the USA national teams at tournaments in Mexico, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Trinidad & Tobago, the UAE, and the USA. His winning record includes the ICC Americas Regional Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier Championships in 2021 and 2023.  

John's interest in cricket and education led him to establish the Shevonne Mentis Educational Scholarship Fund in memory of the daughter of an Atlantis Cricket Club - NY member. She tragically died at the World Trade Center on 9/11. John has served as Secretary and President of the club for 22 years and is the club's cricket team manager since 2020.

John Aaron was elected President of the Graphic Communications Scholarship Foundation in 2023.