John Janelli
Board Member Spotlight

Birthday: December 9, 1954
Birthplace: Same as Frank Sinatra -- Hoboken, New Jersey
Current home: Union City, New Jersey
Marital Status: Married to a living Saint, Carol for 23 years.
Children: Angela 20; Maria 19; Danielle 17
The last good movie I saw: "The Godfather Part III"
The book I've been reading: Carl Akeley's Africa, by Mary J. Akeley
Favorite meal: Anything I can fit into a frying pan.
Favorite performers: My daughter Danielle and Luciano Pavorotti
Prized possession: Taxidermy book collection.
People always think I'm: In the Mafia.
Nobody knows I'm: Still trying to get in.
I'm better than anyone else when it comes to: Using a Couriers knife.
If I could do it over: Should have moved out of New Jersey before it became a Dictatorship.
I'd give anything to meet: Louis Paul Jonas
My fantasy is: Taking over John Matthews job at the Smithsonian!
The one thing I can't stand: Fish and Wildlife agents with an attitude.
If I could change one thing about myself: Vocal chord reduction.
My most irrational act: Made a booking agent an offer he couldn't refuse when he wouldn't refund my client for a very bad hunt. He accepted.
Most humbling experience: Watching the birth of my daughters.
The three words that best describe me: (FBI) Full Blooded Italian
Pets: April, July and September
Types of hunts I enjoy: Bow hunting big game, turkey and deer.
What is your favorite hunting caliber? 22 Hornet
You're most memorable hunting experience: Musk ox hunting with Catholic Eskimos
Most memorable animal I've hunted: Bow & arrow water buffalo in Argentina: No guide and no backup.
What are some of the places I've had the opportunity to hunt: Alaska, Africa, and South America
Do you anticipate any hunting trips in the near future: This year Africa, next year Australia.
What taxidermy means to me: Doing something I love, without "working" a day in my life.
My goal as a board member: Encourage a brotherhood among all taxidermists.
I believe in: The Universal Law; what goes around, comes around.