Josh joined Beestera in March 2019, and is the current Director of the Beestera Foundation;  a Philanthropic initiative to improve the quality of youth sport through the capital region.

Born and raised in Essex, England until he was eight years old, he moved to Vancouver, Canada for seven years before graduating high school in Buffalo, NY. After high school, Josh attended IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fl. From there he was recruited to play for Manhattan College at the NCAA Division I level. In his Junior year, Josh joined the Manhattan College coaching staff as a player-coach while earning All-MAAC academic honors.

After Manhattan, Josh completed his Master’s Degree in Athletic Administration at the prestigious sporting institute Springfield College. While at Springfield, he conducted research and completed his thesis: “Enhancing Participation and Retention of Female Soccer Players from Low-income, Urban Areas”.

Josh holds a USSF C Coaching License and brings years of coaching experience formerly working with both Storm Academy (New York, NY) and GPS Albany.

Josh is currently a Physical Education teacher and Girls Varsity Soccer Coach at Albany High School.