John McCulloch grew up next to Bush Park in Salem, where he played in and around two of Oregon’s most famous Victorian mansions. From this came a love of great houses and architecture.

 

His father, John McCulloch was a Salem City Councilman and later Oregon’s Assistant Attorney General. His mother is local artist and activist, Sue-Del. John grew up with these two great examples of service and appreciation for the humanities.

 

After completing studies at the University of Oregon, Portland State University, Lewis and Clark College, and Art at the University of London, John taught at PSU and a local high school while growing his distinguished Design Build firm, McCulloch Construction. He has completed over 1,000 successful high-end projects, including preserving several historic properties.

 

John has been among Portland’s most active philanthropists, opening his home to numerous charity and non-profit events, raising millions of dollars over the last ten years. He established McCulloch Foundation, which attacks homelessness through affordable housing by adapting existing housing stock to create micro communities.