Joe joined PARR in 1999 after serving 10 years overseas with the Department of State Foreign Service. He served as Secretary in his second year with PARR. He has laid out several poker runs and led many rides for PARR before again departing for distance shores and a 3-year-tour of Vietnam in 2003. After three years he did not return directly to PARR but continued his government service with two years at the State Department's Florida Regional Center. It was at the time that Joe switched his ride from a 1999 Honda VFR sportsbike to a 2005 Goldwing. Joe says the comfort of the Goldwing is more suited for the PARR overnight rides and longer distances he now enjoys.

Joe's riding interest have recently leaned toward grand touring. He says they take him to areas he might not otherwise visit. In 2009 Joe and fellow PARR members Ron Perlik and Paul Flynn completed the first Virginia Grand Tour. The tour was completed in a 7 month period and included stops at 58 different locations across the state. Also in 2009 Joe joined Ron Perlik to complete his first Iron Butt Association ride, a Virginia in-state Saddle Sore 1000 mile ride. Since his return to the PARR area Joe’s riding has included several grand tours and an Iron Butt Saddle Sore 1000K. He and fellow PARR member Ron Perlik recently completed the VA Grand Tour by completing visits to 58 different locations spread throughout Virginia

In 2010 Joe again teamed up with Ron to do an IBA 50cc ride from Jacksonville, FL to San Diego, CA. Ron and Joe used this opportunity to also begin collecting National Park Stamps for yet another IBA certificate. During the mid summer peak of riding Joe and Ron partnered up again to completed a second IBA Saddle Sore 1000 (in-state Ohio) as part of Hoagy's Heroes benefit ride.