John Berry is a long-time baseball and soccer administrator who was active in promoting accessibility of sports fields for Burnaby youth and who has worked on various field committees and played a large administrative role in his two chosen sports.

They include volunteer roles with Wesburn Youth Soccer Club and Burnaby District Youth Soccer Association and in baseball with Baseball Canada, Baseball BC, Burnaby Adult Baseball, BC Junior Baseball, Burnaby Bees Baseball and Burnaby Central Minor Baseball Association. He was also the area representative on the BC Baseball Umpires Association. Berry has served as president of Baseball BC and chair of the Burnaby District Youth Soccer Association.

Berry played a key role in a group that developed a presentation to Burnaby City Council in the lead up to the development of the Burnaby Lake Sports Complex West fields.