I will be leaving here with an abundance of memories, and what I will remember is all of you: staff, patients, all of you.

You who have been so kind, so patient; you who have mentioned me, challenged me, allowed me freedom to be creative and to grow; you who are here today, struggling, healing; you who are not here today, elsewhere, thriving, meeting challenges in a sober fashion; you who are unsober, dying; you who are no longer with us on this planet.

I will remember...all of you.

Joe is a Certified Substance Abuse Counselor who was most recently employed as a Primary Care Therapist and Case Manager at Williamsburg Place & The William J. Farley Center. Joe graduated from Syracuse University with a BA in English in 1967 and taught in the public and private school systems in the New York state until 1976. Joe entered the addictions field in 1983 and became a Credentialed Alcoholism Counselor in the State of New York in 1985.

Joe became a Certified Relapse Prevention Specialist in 1995 and has been the primary care giver for the Farley Center's Relapse Program. Joe is a member in good standing of NAADAC and VAADAC.