Joseph R. “Joe” Oliverio of Belmont, West Virginia in Pleasants County spent 40 years in the field of education as a teacher, principal, central office administrator and Executive Director of RESA 5. He was an executive member of the National Association of Educational Service Agencies and serves on numerous local community boards and committees. He has an undergraduate degree from Fairmont State College and holds two Master’s degrees from West Virginia University, is a graduate of Leadership WV, and completed post graduate work at Wheeling Jesuit University. He worked for 14 years for the WV Center for Professional Development in many capacities.
Mr. Oliverio was a member of the Board of Governors for WVU-Parkersburg where he served as Chairman of the Presidential Search Committee and most recently as Chairman of the Board until his appointment to this Council. He presently serves with the Pleasants County Sheriff’s Department as an Officer of the Courts and as an observer/evaluator of college basketball officials. Mr. Oliverio and his wife Paula enjoy scuba diving, sharing the stage together in a variety of community theater productions and events and have traveled the world reaching all seven continents.