Joe first joined Avenues at its New York campus in 2014 as a 2nd grade Spanish immersion teacher. He later served for three years as associate head of the school’s Lower Division before joining the Avenues Studio Hamptons team for the 2020-21 school year. Joe began his career teaching middle and high school Spanish in New Jersey. He also lived and worked with English language learners in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and Madrid, Spain, before joining Avenues. 

Joe earned a bachelor’s degree from The College of New Jersey and a master’s degree from Cedar Crest College. He has also completed graduate coursework at Rutgers University and Teachers College, Columbia University. Outside the world of education, Joe is a writer, reader and avid theater-goer.