John White MS

Mr. White has served as a part-time instructor, visiting instructor, and visiting lecturer at the University of Portland before coming on full-time at the beginning of the 2016-17 academic year. Prior to accepting this position, he taught part-time at Mt. Hood Community College in Gresham, Oregon, and Portland Community College. Mr. White began his university teaching career in 1995 at the University of San Francisco as a part-time instructor in the Exercise and Sport Science department while simultaneously serving as the Head Strength and Conditioning coach for the Athletic department. He also served as the Performance Director of Velocity Sports Performance, in Dublin, California, prior to arriving in Portland. He completed his undergraduate and graduate degrees in Kinesiology at the California State University, Hayward (now CSU East Bay). He resides in Portland with his wife, Brittany Lindhe (MA, UP School of Education), 6 year old daughter Monroe, and their cat Wiley. He enjoys long bike rides around town, cooking dinner whenever he can, brewing beer, fresh vegetables from the family garden, playing guitar, and spending as much time as possible with his daughter.