John Harms has served as President and since 2018 as Secretary of the VIPMOAA Chapter. John served in the Marines for 28 years and, upon retirement, worked in the petroleum branch at BHP as the regional manager for the Pacific Islands. Consequently, they lived in Hawaii for 30 years! He changed careers to become the counseling director at Kahuku High and Intermediate School in Oahu. The Harms have two children and two grandchildren.