Joe is the Director, Content and Communications for the ASU University Design Institute. Joe is responsible creating and executing the overall brand and marketing strategy for UDI, including its national and international programs.
Previously, Joe was the director of communications for the Phoenix Bioscience Core, a joint collaboration between Arizona's three public research universities and the City of Phoenix to advance life science research and health care across the state. He originally started his career as a business reporter for the Houston Business Journal after graduating with a degree in journalism from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication. His career included writing about the development of the Texas Medical Center, economic development efforts in the city of Houston, and the emerging technology and startup sector. After three years covering the Bayou City, Joe and his wife Tara returned to Phoenix. He started at ASU in 2017 working in Enrollment Services Communications as an early outreach communications specialist, where he focused on recruiting and marketing strategies for first-year students to ASU. He has also worked as the communications manager for the School of Civic and Economic Thought and Leadership before beginning his time at the PBC in June 2021.
Originally from Springfield, Illinois, Joe lives in Gilbert with his wife, daughter and two dogs, Rucker and Steeler. Go Devils!