About Joe Beckman
Joe was born and raised in West St. Paul, MN, and currently calls Richfield his home.
He is husband to his wife Jessica, and dad to his little girl Sophia.
For the last 7 years Joe has been a retreat faciliator/director with the non-profit Youth Frontiers. Joe’s forte is connecting with students and has worked with over 75,000 students and educators on the values of kindness, courage, and respect.
Joe attended St. Michael’s in West St. Paul for elementary, St. Thomas Academy for high school, and graduated in 2001 from St. John’s University with a degree in Theater as well as Communication.
You may have seen Joe in Minneapolis’s run of Tony n’ Tina’s Wedding, We Gotta Bingo, or in one of his recent commercials for Erbert’s and Gerbert’s Sandwhiches and NAPA Autoparts.
When Joe’s not working with students, or hanging out with his family, he’s either watching football, playing football or pretending what it would be like to be really good at football. On top of the myriad of other things Joe is a part of, he also has recently started his own business called Papa Gio. The premise is to honor who are invested and involved in the lives of their kids. To learn more about Papa Gio visit www.papagio.net.
Joe connects with children and can communicate with them at their level
"Joe's energy and enthusiasm is contagious with students. He is able to breakdown any barriers they may have and help them feel safe to express their true selves."
~Molly Fenske Dean of Students, Rockford Middle School