I am a lifetime native of Westchester County, N.Y. I attended Suny College at Loch Sheldrake N.Y. Joseph also attended Church of Christ Bible College in Manhattan N.Y. I began my almost decade-long career at the Mount Vernon Police Dept as an Ordinance Officer & Court Officer.Afterwards I began a 15 year career at New York Cornell Weill University as an Investigator, Investigations Supervisor, and taught 10 of the last 15-years as a General topics instructor.The final vocational aspect of my career was in the Town of Monroe as Captain of the Department of Public Safety.Additionally I was the pastor of the Family Church in Saw Creek P.A. and radio host of my own broadcast on W.T.H.E. radio station L.I. N.Y. Titled The Motivational Inspirational Moment.I began public speaking in 1977 as a teenager in local churches, youth conferences, which led to other college campuses youth meetings, community centers, weddings, funerals, corporate professional development forums, treatment and rehabilitation facilities.Certifications- Crisis Prevention Intervention Instructor- N.Y. State General Topics Instructor- John Jay College Investigations Certification- American Management School N.Y.- Poised and Powerful SpeakingOne of the wonderful fulfillments of my life is my immediate family, I'm married to Denise Brown and we have two children, Joseph Jr. and Leah.I have an enormous passion for writing born out of my hunger to satisfy my own mental, spiritual and intellectual hunger, and equally my need for resolutions, answers to some of life's tough challenges. My stories are all short, to the point, injected with inspiration, and resolution.