Joel has been playing squash for over 35 years. He began playing squash as a junior in the Yukon and represented the territory in the 1991 Canada Winter Games in Charlottetown PEI. He has played squash in Vancouver Squash League, and currently plays in the Okanagan Squash League (OSL). He was the president of the OSL for 9 years and has organized the Kelowna Open Squash Tournament for even longer. He has organized tournaments at both the PSA and amateur level. He has played in Canadian Nationals and BC Provincial tournaments and is excited to continue doing so in the future.
Joel is an optometrist in Kelowna BC specializing in refractive eye surgery management and is the owner of his own practice. He has two children attending university.