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Joe has been an active Rotarian with perfect attendance since 1988 when he first joined the Paterson New Jersey Rotary Club. At the District level he has served as Centennial District Governor, 2004-2005. He is the District Historian and District Trainer. At the Zone Level Joe is the Chairman of the Mid-Northeast Multi-District PETS serving New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York and Bermuda. He is also the Regional Rotary International Membership Coordinator (RRIMC) for Zone 32, 2006-2008.
Joe was born in Newark, New Jersey on December 11, 1946. He graduated from Bloomfield College, Bloomfield New Jersey with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Business Administration. He then served 4 years in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War. He owns and operates Dino Publishing, a firm specializing in commercial printing and design of magazines, brochures, and office forms. He has studied the Martial Arts since 1964, and currently holds a 5th degree Black Belt in Isshinyru (Okinawan) Karate. He has taught self-defense to mothers and daughters at local High Schools and conducts classes at shelters for battered and homeless women. Joe is an avid chess player and enjoys poker, pool, singing, dancing, and playing the alto saxophone. Other interests include science fiction and the study of science fact, notably the Big Bang and the theory of the creation of the universe. Joe has given programs to many Rotary Clubs on this topic as well as programs on self-defense.