. GREEN CERTIFIED REAL ESTATE PROFESSIONAL assists you in achieving: Ø your financial objectives Ø more energy-efficient, environmentally-friendly living Joseph is a co-founder and co-president of The Contrada Group at ReMax Power Realtors. He has earned the National Association of Realtor's Green Designation and has also completed training as a Darryl Davis Real Estate Sales Specialist. Some Background After undergraduate and graduate linguistic and literary studies in the United States and Germany, Joseph worked as a freelance writer, copyeditor and translator. He then moved on to several executive positions in Manhattan corporations. This was followed by employment in non-profit institutions while dedicating himself to the study of Eastern and Western spiritual classics and to exploring meditation and energy healing practices. Joseph found the right avenue of expression for the wisdom and knowledge he had acquired when, in 1994, he founded the Aquarian Institute together with his wife Petra. They designed, organized and facilitated scores of weekend seminars dedicated to meditation and healing in major cities throughout Germany. During this time, Joseph also lectured and wrote on topics related to spirituality, comparative religion and esotericism. Further, he undertook a prescribed course of training in anatomy, physiology and psychology; the study of psychological and physical pathologies; differential diagnosis; emergency medical care, medical laboratory analysis; etc. After passing written and oral examinations, Joseph became licensed to practice medicine and psychotherapy in Germany as a “Heilpraktiker”, a naturopathic practitioner. He built a successful practice that offered a broad palate of complementary medical modalities. Joseph’s commitment to environmental conservation began in his teens and, since then, he has educated himself on environmental issues and supported initiatives to promote environmental protection and healing. Joseph began working in the environmental health department of a government agency in 2004. While there, he took mathematics, economics and environmental science courses at a local college. He also received New York State public health and HazMat (hazardous materials) response training. Present Commitment Given his background, Joseph is uniquely positioned to offer real estate clients guidance in locating and bringing together the right resources to find and/or create a "green"-er living environment -- one that promotes better health and a greater sense of well-being, while being more energy efficient and environmentally responsible. Languages: Fluent English and German, some French, Italian and Spanish |