Background
Colaizzi, Joseph John was born on October 27, 1944 in Pittsburgh. Son of Joseph and Edith (Marino) Colaizzi.
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Colaizzi, Joseph John was born on October 27, 1944 in Pittsburgh. Son of Joseph and Edith (Marino) Colaizzi.
Bachelor of Fine Arts, University Cincinnati, 1966. Master of Divinity, Nazarene Theological Seminary, Kansas City, Missouri, 1987.
Floor director, assistant lighting director, WQED-television, Pittsburgh, 1966-1967;
production coordinator, director,, WQED-television, Pittsburgh, 1968-1971;
studio supervisor, We Have A Signal-television, Louisville, 1967-1968;
director instrumental television, Carnegie Mellon U., Pittsburgh, 1971-1973;
self employed, 1974-1975;
director Crisis Care, associate, Pastor Lamb's Manhattan Church of the Nazarene, New York City, 1976-1982;
director operations, Pastor Lamb's Manhattan Church of the Nazarene, New York City, 1982-1983;
student, Nazarene Theological Seminary, Kansas City, Missoury, 1983-1987;
executive director, Kansas City Rescue Mission, since 1985. Member of advisory board Adult Basic Education fr Homeless, Kansas City School District, 1988-1990. Member of advisory board Health Care for the Homeless, Kansas City, since 1990.
Member steering committee Urban project Church of the Nazarene, Kansas City,1994-1995. Member partners steering committee Automated Community Connection to Economic Self Sufficiency Exploring Solutions for Homeless Mentally Ill, Kansas City, 1994-1995. President Homeless Superior vena cava syndrome Coalition of Greater Kansas City, since 1997.
Board of directors, president Meadowridge Housing Cooperative, Blue Springs, Missouri, 1991-1993, 96-, vice president, 1993-1995. Board directors Homeless Superior vena cava syndrome Coalition of Greater Kansas City, 1995-1997, Chairman of the Board, since 1997.
Married Marilyn Frances Davis, November 14, 1982. Children: Joseph John, Janna Marisa.