Coach Joe’s Passion and Energy is Contagious

Joe is a staple of our organization and a true role model for our participants. He is one our Program Coordinators and excels in his many roles. He creates online resources, tracks and provides coaching and guidance for our community program working with our 20 outreach school partners.  He collaborates with our team on curriculum enhancement and class coordination. Additionally, Joe is an outstanding coach. He is a Level II First Tee Trained Coach which means he attended two national coach trainings that helped develop and refine his coaching techniques. Beyond his training, he is a natural as a coach and as a mentor with participants. Joe began our program in 2007 and participated in classes for 4 years. He reached back out to us in 2019 and started as an instructor. His talent with people and his work ethic made our decision to increase his role to Program Coordinator a no-brainer.  Over the last 3 years he has coached hundreds of participants and you can now find him coaching at Rancho Del Pueblo and Gavilan Golf Course. “First Tee has really earned a special place in my heart,” says Joe. “Having the opportunity to spend my days out in the sunshine teaching kids how to be better, kinder people is something I’m truly grateful for. I’m proud to say that I belong to an organization like this one.” In addition to working with us he is finishing up his major in Economics at San Jose State University. He has taken over our outreach reporting, tracking using the skills he is learning at SJSU. According to Program Director Chris Moreno-Hunt, “We are so fortunate to have Joe on the team. His energy, intelligence, forward thinking, and passion to help others is contagious. His personality welcomes everyone and people naturally gravitate towards him. We ask a lot from him as it relates to curriculum enhancement, videos for parents, outreach and class coordination, and coaching, but he consistently goes above and beyond his responsibilities. In a business predicated on giving back and building relationships, he is perfect for the job. Luckily for us he is on our team and everyone in our program is better off for it! Thank you Joe! If you would to learn more about joining our coaching team, click here to get started.