John Walent

John Walent has worked in various roles since 2008. John began their career as a Custodial Assistant at Saint Mary's Parish in 2008. John then worked as a Head Lifeguard at Silver Lake Beach in 2011. In the same year, they also took on the role of Into the Streets Coordinator, Research Scholar, Assistant Videographer, and Teaching Assistant at Stonehill College. In 2015, they worked as a Senior Research Associate, Microbial Evaluation, Research Associate I/II, Microbial Evaluation, and Research Assistant, Field Trials at Indigo. John then took on the role of Retreat Director at Saint Mary's Parish in 2015. In 2020, they became a Research Associate, Formulations at Joyn Bio, and in 2022, they became a Senior Research Associate, Fermentation at Oobli (formerly Joywell Foods).

John Walent completed their Bachelor of Science (BS) in Biology, General from Stonehill College in 2015. Prior to that, they attended Saint John's High School from 2007 to 2011. In addition, they have obtained certifications from LinkedIn in 2021 for Overcome Overthinking and Be the Manager People Won't Leave, as well as a CPR certification from the American Red Cross in 2013.