Jon F Gleman

Jon Gleman was born just outside of Charleston, West Virginia. His family moved out of Charleston when he was a little more than one year old and made a couple of stops on their Southward journey before settling in Miami, Florida, when he was six years old. These stops and growing up in Miami in the 50s and 60s cemented his love of nature. Jon has had several careers during his journey. He graduated with a BS in biology from the University of Miami and worked as an ecologist for many years in...See more

Jon Gleman was born just outside of Charleston, West Virginia. His family moved out of Charleston when he was a little more than one year old and made a couple of stops on their Southward journey before settling in Miami, Florida, when he was six years old. These stops and growing up in Miami in the 50s and 60s cemented his love of nature. Jon has had several careers during his journey. He graduated with a BS in biology from the University of Miami and worked as an ecologist for many years in the 70s and 80 s. During this time, he created and ran a small mail-order bookshop on natural sciences, The Naturalist Bookshop. In the midmid-80s, he took a sharp turn in his career and worked for 26 years for Boeing at the Kennedy Space Center as an engineer and later a manager. He then took a managementposition for a large prestigious architecture and engineering firm in Orlando. During this time, he started a custom woodworking shop, Gleman and Sons Custom Woodworks, with his sons that provided many unique and extraordinary items for individuals as well as companies such as Walt Disney World and Universal Studios in Orlando. Jon is retired now and is dedicating his journey to generating awareness on just how fortunate we are to be part of life here on our planet, Mother Earth, and the responsibilities we have to protect and preserve our home. See less