Deacon Joe was ordained by Bishop Paul Bootkoski in June 2004. He and his wife Joan and son Ryan have been parishioners in Immaculate Conception since 1997. Deacon Joe received a Theology Certificate in Diaconal Ministry from The College St. Elizabeth in 2004. He holds a M.S. in Food Marketing and a B.S. in Psychology, both from St. Joseph’s University in Philadelphia. 

In his professional life Deacon Joe has been in the food industry since 1987. He currently is the Vice President of Sales at Puratos Group, a bakery ingredients manufacturer. Deacon Joe was born and raised in the Philadelphia area where he attended Cardinal O’Hara High School in Springfield, Pennsylvania and Sacred Heart School in Havertown, Pennsylvania.