Joe joined Maxson in 1983 and was assigned the responsibility of sales and marketing. In 1984, he was elected to the Board of Directors and Company Secretary. In 1992 he became Vice President of Maxson, responsible for the Company’s profit and loss. He succeeded Merton Matthews as Company President in 2000. Joe’s previous work experience included responsibility as Plant Preventative Maintenance Engineer at the B.F. Goodrich Company from 1980 to 1983.
Active in the Technical Association of the Pulp & Paper Industries, (TAPPI) since 1984, Joe served as the Sheeting Technical Committee Chair from 1988 – 1989. In 1994, Joe was elected Chairman of TAPPI’s Finishing and Converting Division and was the recipient of the TAPPI Finishing and Converting Leadership Award in 1997. He continues his involvement in this professional organization as a member of the Sheeting Committee and as the Chair of the Finishing and Converting Tutorials.
Joe received his BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Rhode Island in 1980. He is a member of the mechanical engineering honor society Pi Tau Sigma. Joe also attended the Temple University MBA Program, Philadelphia, PA
An Eagle Scout and past Scoutmaster of Troop 44 Matunuck, Joe has been a member of the Executive Board of Narragansett Council BSA since 2000. He has served in leadership roles as Vice President of Asset Management, Vice President of Programs and currently Vice President of Operations.
Joe is also a Trustee of South County Healthcare, where he is a member of the Planning and Marketing Committee. In a previous tenure from 2006 – 2016, he served in the three last years as Treasurer of Hospital’s Board.
Since 2017, Joe has been a Director of Tides Family Services, an organization dedicated to the needs of at risk youth in Rhode Island. In that Board capacity, Joe has served on Audit, Board Development and Strategic Planning Committees.
