Joe is on the board of directors of the Wisconsin Policy Forum, a nonpartisan, independent statewide policy research organization which provides informed analysis of critical policy issues facing local governments, school districts, and the state of Wisconsin.
Joe serves on the United Way's Emerging Leaders Council. Emerging Leaders is a group of young professionals who support the United Way's mission through fund-raising, volunteerism and community events.
Joe regularly represents victims of domestic violence Milwaukee County's courts, assisting them with obtaining injunctions that bar contact by their abusers.
Joe is a past board member of the Midwest Renewable Energy Association, a non-profit that specializes in education and training of alternative energy providers and installers.