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John J. Alquist

John is a Connecticut native. Has lived in northern New Jersey, the San
Francisco Bay Area, and Charlotte, North Carolina, before relocating to St.
Petersburg, Florida in 2002. He is a self-employed, small business owner.
He and his wife own and operate Alquist Enterprises.

Before ending 23 years of corporate employment in 1987, he was Vice President
& Marketing Director of BarclaysAmericanCorporation, a national consumer
and commercial finance company headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina
and owned by Barclays Bank Group, for nine years.

Earlier employment includes: Vice President-Market Planning, Wells Fargo
Bank, Marketing & Advertising Division; Advertising & Public Relations
Director, Peoples Trust Of New Jersey; Advertising Manager--Dealer Products,
A.G. Spalding (sporting goods company); Direct Response Manager, G. Fox &
Company, a May Department Stores unit in Connecticut; Public Realtions
Assistant, Southern New England Telephone Company; Editorial Assistant,
(feature writer, reporter) “The Catholic Transcript.

John’s employment experiences included public relations, advertising, sales
promotion, market research, product management and market planning.

He provides small business consulting, professional speaking, and writing of
business plans, websites, and business articles.