Joseph Drake:
CLASS OF 1957
New Kensington High SchoolClass of 1957
New kensington, PA
Joseph's Story
HELLO, I AM JOSEPH DRAKE ( JP) FROM NEW KENSINGTON WHO ATTENDED ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY IN TEMPE, ARIZONA. GRADUATED IN 1961 RECEIVED BS DEGREE, MAJOR IN AMERICAN HISTORY, BUSINESS ADM MINOR. RESIDED IN PHOENIX, ARIONA, MARRIED IN 1961, HAD FOUR CHILDREN, TWO BOYS AND TWO GIRLS. WORKED FOR ALLSTATE INSURANCE FOR FIVE YEARS, BECAME INVOLVED IN MANPOWER TRAINING FOR THE LOW INCOME LESS FORTUATE PEOLPLE IN PHOENIX. WORKED LOCALLY FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND CONTINUE MY WORK ON A NATIONAL LEVEL WORKED AS WESTERN REGION MARKETING AND SALES DIRECTOR FOR DR. LEON SULLIVAN OPPORTUNITIES INDUSTRIALIZATION CENTERS (OIC) HEADQUARTED OUT OF PHILADELPHIA. ASSISTED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW OICS IN THE CITIES OF PHOENIX, PORTLAND, SEATTLE, YAKIMA, DALLAS, HOUSTON, ANCHORAGE. DIRECTED NATION WIDE TELETHRON WITH THE LIKES OF JERRY LEWIS, BOB HOPE, SAMMY DAVIS JR TO NAME A FEW PROMOTING OIC SPONSORED BY COCA COLA BOTTLING COMPANY AND MARKETING COMPANY MCCANN EKRICISON.
MOVE TO SEATTLE, WA IN 1977 AND CONTINUE MY WORK THERE AT THE SEATTLE OIC TO 1980. LEFT THAT IMPORTANT WORK AND RE-ENTERED INTO THE CORPORATE ARENA SELLING COMMERICAIL REAL ESTATE AND RESIDENTIAL HOMES UNTIL 1985. MOVE BACK TO SEATTLE AND WORKE...Expand for more
D FOR THE INDIVDUALS WITH PHYSICAL CHALLENGES FOR SEVERAL YEARS IN FINDING EMPLOYMENT FOR THEM IN THE PACKAGING AND WAREHOUSE INDUSTRY.
1986 STARTED MY OWN BUSINESS ( SALES MARK)IN THE REPAGKAGING AND DISTRIBUTION INDUSTRY WHERE WE PERFORMED PACKAGING AND REPACKAGING WORK FOR BOEING, MICROSOFT AND COSTCO TO NAME A FEW.
PRESENTLY WORKING WITH THE LESS FORTUATE IN TRAINING ( PUGET SOUND TRAINING CENTER (PSTC))THEM TO BECOME PRODUCTIVE IN THE WAREHOUSING AND DISTRIBUTION INDUSTRY BY TRAINING THEM TO OPERATE FORKLIFTS, COMPUTERS, AND UNDERSTANDING HOW TO PREPARE SHIPPMENTS, WRAPPED PRODUCTS, RECEIVE PRODUCTS AND PERFORM CUSTOMER SERVICE DUTIES. PSTC IS AN TAKE OFF OF DR. SULLIVAN'S OIC. STARTED THIS BUSINESS IN 1999. WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING OUR WEBSITE AND I WILL LET YOU KNOW WHAT THAT IS WHEN IT IS READY.
RETIREMENT??? WHAT IS THAT? I WILL CONTINUE TO WORK AS LONG AS GOD GIVES ME GOOD HEALTH AND I KEEP THE FIRE AND DESIRE TO DO THE WORK THAT I DO. IT IS A WONDERFUL FEELING TO HELP AND ASSIST THOSE WHO WANT TO BE HELPED AND IN NEED. GOD BLESS YOU ALL!
I AM A GRAND PA NINE TIMES AND I HAVE A GREAT GRAND SON, 1 1/2 YRS OLD. GOD IS GOOD!!!
JOE DRAKE (JP)
CLASS OF 1957
KEN HIGH
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