Background
Sr., Joel Arthur Miele was born on May 28, 1934 in Jersey City. Son of Jene Gerald Senior, and Eleanor Natale (Bergida) M.
Sr., Joel Arthur Miele was born on May 28, 1934 in Jersey City. Son of Jene Gerald Senior, and Eleanor Natale (Bergida) M.
Bachelor of Civil Engineering, Polytechnic Institute Brooklyn, 1955.
Civil engineer, Yudell & Miele, Queens, New York, 1955-1957; chief engineer, Jene G. Miele Associations, Queens, 1960-1968; principal, Chief Executive Officer, Miele Associations, Queens, 1968-1994; commissioner, City Planning Commission, New York, 1990-1994; commissioner Department of buildings, City of New York, 1994-1996; commissioner, Department Environmental Protection, New York, since 1996. Member of New York State Board for Engineering and Land Surveying, since 1997.
Member Cmty. Board 10, Queens, 1971-1990, chairman, 1978-1990. Member board visitorsCreedmoor Eastern State Hospital, since 1978, president, since 1979. Trustee Queens Borough Public Library., since 1979, president, 1995-1996.
Board directors Peninsula Hospital Center, since 1984, chair, since 1990. Board member Peninsula General Nursing Home, since 1985, chair,1990-. Board member American Parkinson Disease Association, since 1985, member Executive Committee,1987-, vice president, since 1996.
Board member Queens County Overall Economics Development Corporation, 1989-1994, president, 1991-1994. Trustee, treasurer Queens Public Comm. Corporation, since 1983.
Executive vice president Queens County and member National Council Boy Scouts American, since 1991. Director Queens Library. Foundation, 1997; president International Parkinsons Foundation, The Netherlands, since 1997.
Lieutenant (junior grade) United States Navy, 1957-1960. Captain United States Naval Reserve, 1960-1988, retired, 1988. Rear admiral New York Naval Militia, since 1998.
Fellow American Society of Civil Engineers. Member American Society for Testing and Materials, NSPE (trustee political action committee 1990-1996), New York State Society Professional Engineers (vice president 1984-1986, president 1988-1989, national director 1987-1990, Engineer of Year 1983), Society American Military Engineers, New York State Association ofProfessions (founding), Association Metropolitan Sewerage Agilysys (board directors 1997), National Council Examiners for Engineering and Surveying, Association Metropolitan Water Agilysys (board directors).
Married Faith RoseannTrombetta, July 21, 1952 (divorced 1954). Married second Josephine Ann Cottone, February 14, 1959. Children: Joel Arthur, Junior, Vita Marie, Janet Annual.
