Background
III, John Wesley Pennington was born on April 1, 1943 in Peoria, Illinois, United States. Son of John W. Junior and Clara Media (Hicks) P.
lawyer school system administrator
III, John Wesley Pennington was born on April 1, 1943 in Peoria, Illinois, United States. Son of John W. Junior and Clara Media (Hicks) P.
Biosystems Engineering with honors, U. South Florida, 1971; Master of Science in Management, Florida International U., 1974; Juris Doctor, U. Miami, 1981.
Supervisor construction, Dade County School Board, Miami, Florida, 1972-1979;
director planning and construction, U. Miami, 1979-1981;
director planning and construction, Mont Rose Harrison Construction Company, Miami, 1981-1985;
vice president operations, Corporate Counsel, Mont Rose Harrison Construction Company, Miami, Florida, 1987-1990;
executive vice president, Corporate Counsel, Harvesters Group Inc., 1985-1987;
president, Chief Executive Officer, American Consolidated Group, Inc., Miami, 1987-1990;
assistant superintendent, staff attorney, Dade County School Board, Miami, since 1990. Visiting professor Florida International U., Miami, 1978. Management trustee Trowel Trades Union Funds, Miami, 1983-1985.
Speaker in field.
Vice president Kendale Lakes (Florida) Condominium Association, 1973-1975. Teacher high sch.class Kendale United Methodist Church, South Dade, Florida, 1988. Captain United States Marine Corps,1961-1968, Vietnam, retired medical disability.
Member American Institute Industrial Engineers (senior), American Arbitration Association (aribrator), Florida Bar Association, Dade County Bar Association, Omicron Delta Kappa (president 1970-1971), Pi Mu Epsilon, Phi Kappa Phi, Tau Beta Phi.
Married Marcia Gebhard, July 11, 1964. Children: John W. IV, Joshua Wallace, Jennifer Kate.