Department: Athletics

Joe, or Coach I as he is known here, joined American Christian School this year as Co-Athletic Director and Elementary Physical Education Teacher, and he has already been encouraged by the school’s faith-centered environment and strong sense of community. Joseph is passionate about helping ACS athletics run with excellence—from scheduling and communication to supporting coaches, student-athletes, and families—while keeping Christ-honoring character at the center of competition.

Joseph’s heart for athletics is to empower and enrich the student-athlete experience by giving students opportunities to develop and display their God-given skills and abilities. He emphasizes representing ACS with humility, competing with integrity, and approaching every challenge and every loss as a lesson that helps students grow. Joseph also brings a deep coaching background to ACS, with over 20 years of soccer coaching at the youth, high school, and college levels, and more than 15 years coaching high school track & field. He also owns a small business that specializes in individual sports training.

Joseph is married to his wife, Murphy, and they have one daughter, Estelle, along with their Shih Tzu, Niko. As a family, they love cheering on New York City FC (MLS) and Gotham FC (NWSL). Joseph and Murphy also compete in USATF Masters Track & Field in the long jump and triple jump. Fun fact: Joseph is a USATF Masters National Champion in the triple jump, and he traveled to Portland, Oregon to witness New York City FC win the MLS Cup in 2021.