Joel has been the Project Manager for The New Harmony Project for 19 years.  He was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York and attended Brooklyn College.  His career in theatre has spanned 30 years. He has worked as a production coordinator, stage manager and lighting designer in many institutions including the Indiana Repertory Theatre, Yale Repertory Theatre, Seattle Repertory Theatre and Milwaukee Repertory Theatre.  Over a 10 year span, Joel was the production stage manager for both Indiana Repertory Theatre and Indianapolis Starlight Musicals.  In the early 1980’s, at Yale Repertory Theatre, he had the pleasure of being the stage manager for the premiere productions of August Wilson’s Fences and the Athol Fugurd’s The Road to Mecca.  Joel was the Artistic Director for the Indianapolis Artsgarden, an unusual structure and organization that supports and promotes the arts institutions of Indianapolis. As the coordinator, he organized more than 225 different events during it’s premiere season. Joel lives in a historic home in downtown Indianapolis with his wife, Janet Allen, and their two daughters.