John Harris was professor of biology at Mills College in Oakland, California, from 1986 to 2013. He earned his Ph.D. in ecology at the University of California, Davis and his B.S. in biology at Stanford. He studied desert rodents at Mono Lake, Willow Flycatchers at the Kern River Preserve, and San Joaquin antelope squirrels and Mojave ground squirrels. John joined the WFO board in 2017 and became vice president in 2020, president in 2022, and immediate past president in 2024. He is also on the boards of Stanislaus Audubon Society and the Central Valley Bird Club. John’s other interests include early music.