A pediatrician by training, Joel and his wife, Cindy, fell in love with the vision of the Serge Ireland team during a short-term trip to help with the training of summer interns. He left his career in medicine in 2004 to join the work God was doing through Serge. In 2009, Joel and Cindy moved to London to begin and lead the Serge Apprenticeship Program. They jointly held the role of Area Director of Leadership Development and Apprenticeships from both London and Prague before returning to the Home Office in 2022. Since then, Joel has continued to serve all fields, first as Deputy Director of Mission and then as Senior Director of Mission, beginning in 2023.
