Joseph serves as the Chaplain for Churchill Downs. He seeks to show the love of Jesus Christ to the horsemen by taking care of their physical and spiritual needs. Prior to serving in this capacity, Joseph served as a church planter and elder pastor of a Nepalese church plant. Though born in New York, he was raised in Florida to a mother from Puerto Rico and a father from Peru. He attended the University of South Florida, where he grew in his passion to show and share the love and compassion of God through Jesus Christ as he became involved in and served with Campus Crusade for Christ (now called Cru). Joseph also attended Southern Seminary where he obtained his Master of Divinity with a concentration in Biblical Counseling. Joseph is an avid amateur landscaper and loves to cheer against the Lead Chaplain's favorite baseball team!