John Carmichael (Scientology)

John Carmichael
Carmichael in May 2008
Born	1947 (age 69–70) United States
Residence	New York
Nationality	American
Citizenship	United States
Employer	Church of Scientology International
Children	1

John Carmichael (born 1947) is president of the Church of Scientology of New York. Carmichael was born a Presbyterian and became involved in Scientology after reading the book Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health while attending Cornell University. He became an ordained minister with the Church of Scientology in 1973, and in 1985 he headed the organization's operations in the State of Oregon.

He has served as the President of the Church of Scientology of New York since 1987. In 1993 Carmichael was New York Contributing Editor to the Church of Scientology's publication: Freedom Magazine. Carmichael supervised the efforts of the Church of Scientology's Volunteer Ministers group at Ground Zero after 9/11. In 2002 he received the Church of Scientology's "IAS Freedom Medal". He is the public affairs director for the Church of Scientology in New York. In 2006 he represented 12 Scientology organizations in New Jersey and New York.

Carmichael was born a Presbyterian, and grew up in Florida and Illinois. Having become an atheist, he began to learn about Scientology after reading Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health while attending college at Cornell University.

He became an ordained minister with the Church of Scientology in 1973 and says he has devoted "half his life to the religion" because "it works". In 1985, he was President of the Scientology mission in Portland, Oregon, and also head of the Church of Scientology's operations in the State of Oregon.