About Us

Joseph has a distinguished and extensive background of education, training, work experience, and leadership spanning over 30 years. He was born and raised in Summit, New Jersey, and graduated from Red Bank Catholic High School in Red Bank, NJ. Joseph then attended and graduated Magna Cum Laude from Monmouth University with a bachelor’s degree and master’s degree in criminal justice with a focus on leadership, management, and advanced statistics.  Joseph strongly believes in higher education and is currently pursuing his PhD.  During high school and throughout college, Joseph worked as a line cook at several famous NJ restaurants and moved up to sous chef by the time he completed graduate school.

After graduate school, Joseph was hired by the Lakewood Police Department, NJ, as a crime analyst and statistician. He was responsible for crime mapping and crime prevention strategies utilizing geographic information system (GIS) data and analysis, grant writing, and training officers on specialized topics.

Joseph then was hired as a Special Agent with the Drug Enforcement Administration and graduated from the DEA Training Academy in Quantico, VA. He was initially assigned to the Newark, NJ Field Division then transferred to the Miami, FL Field Division.  While in Miami, Joseph was assigned to a Title-III wiretap group and a Tactical Diversion Squad (TDS).  He received numerous awards from DEA, local governments, and private organizations while he served with DEA.  He was promoted to Supervisory Special Agent in 2012 and transferred to the Phoenix Field Division, Arizona where he retired in 2018.

After retiring from the DEA, Joseph worked as an Operations Manager for the TJX Companies in Tucson, AZ. During this time, Joseph earned his Master Black Belt certification in Lean Six Sigma, as well as certifications in Project Management, DEI Leadership, Agile, and Scrum Master. 

In 2020, Joseph began working at Amistades in Tucson, AZ as Director, and was responsible for all programs and supervising all staff, contractors, interns, and volunteers. He oversaw grant prospecting, writing, and management and ultimately increased the agency's operational budget by 300% in his time there. Joseph also provided high-level strategic, financial, technical, operational, cultural, and managerial guidance to the executive staff.  Joseph resigned from his position as Director on Independence Day,  July 4th, 2024 to officially open the Arizona Border Alliance.

Joseph has volunteered as a suicide counselor since 2018 and has helped hundreds of people through crisis situations.  He also volunteers at the local animal shelters in Tucson to help dogs and cats get adopted. 

Joseph is currently the Chief Executive Officer of the Arizona Border Alliance, and is responsible for developing and executing the organization’s strategic vision and long-term objectives. www.arizonaborderalliance.org

Joseph is the Founder and President of SARCSTC Enterprises, LLC, a full-service grant writing, evaluation, and consulting firm based in Marana, AZ.  Joseph has over 25 years of grant writing experience and has successfully been awarded countless grants totaling over 30 million dollars for his clients.