Born in Vancouver and raised in Ottawa, Joe is fully bilingual in French and English. After graduating high school at Lycée Claudel in Ottawa, Joe returned to Vancouver to pursue a history degree at the University of British Columbia.

Joe’s love of underground music and outsider art inspired him to focus on the history of American counterculture. His love of food also drew him to culinary history. Joe’s research and writing skills landed him on the Dean’s list at UBC. He received generous grants from the History department to travel to New Orleans, Tuscaloosa, and Chicago where he researched African American foodways.

His curiosity and love of adventure then led him to travel the world, in search of unfamiliar tastes, sounds, and sights.

For many years thereafter, Joe worked as a tour guide in British Columbia, introducing visitors from around the globe to the rugged beauty of the Pacific Northwest.

A graduate of BCIT’s Broadcast and Online Journalism program, Joe is committed to channeling his passion for research and writing into covering local news, arts, and culture. Joe is also passionate about investigative work, environmentalism and ecology.

Joe interned as a community reporter for The Discourse, where he published a feature story about rising homelesness amongst Vancouver Island’s senior population. Through his investigative work at The Discourse and BCIT News, Joe was awarded the 2022 ABCOM Bursary for BCIT Graduates.

Joe then went on to intern as the Assistant Editor for Galleries West Magazine. In addition to his editing reviews and contributing news stories from the world of Canadian fine art, Joe published a feature story for Galleries West that earned him the gold prize for Emerging Writer at the 2024 Alberta Magazine Awards. aqt the

Currently, Joe works full time as the Editor for Naut’sa mawt Event Management, an Indigenous-owned consulting company, where he edits meeting summaries and writes national policy reports for government and industry.

When Joe isn’t chasing stories, he’s chasing waves – he loves to surf, and the beach is his happy place. He also enjoys cooking, especially if it’s for a big group of friends and family.