Joe is a retired software engineer, joined IBM after college and later worked in avionics as a contract worker for companies like Airbus, Boeing and Lockheed. Joe’s avionics career included Blackhawk helicopters, A400M military transport plane and the F35 Joint Strike Figher Jet. Retiring in 2015, Joe started playing pickleball and volunteered with AARP preparing tax returns and with Habitat for Humanity. Currently, Joe enjoys playing pickleball, running, traveling and volunteering as the treasurer for Winston Salem Pickleball Club. Known on the courts as LeftyJoey, and serves right handed - go figure!

Little known fact, Joe dances the 2-step, east coast swing and trying to learn the Carolina Shag!