Joseph Anand-Obleton
Missioner for Special Projects
(he/him/his)
Joseph joined the Diocesan staff in February 2023 as the Missioner for Special Projects. Joe, a retired Navy Chief, recently moved to South Bend with his husband, Michael, and has a wealth of administrative, computer, and teaching experience. He is working on his Bachelors and Masters degrees remotely from Harvard University. His hours with the Diocese will be Monday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Joe works for the Cathedral of Saint James as the Assistant to the Dean for Administration.
Fun Facts
My husband, Michael, and I recently moved here from South Florida in June of 2022. We got married at the Episcopal Church of Bethesda-by-the-Sea on Palm Beach.
We have three children. Our son Adrian (28, married, living in Boston, MA, completing his MBA at Harvard); our son Manny (27, married, living in West Palm Beach, FL, manager of foreign relations for a cosmetic company); and our Daughter Aaleyah (23, living in Aiken, SC, production assistant for a Georgia television and film company).
Michael's a career language teacher of 28 years, and he now works at The Stanley Clark school teaching Latin and French, although he is also certified to teach Spanish and German. He has a Master's from Notre Dame, where he taught undergraduate Spanish back in the 90s.
I'm retired Navy; I retired as a Chief Petty Officer after 22 years of service as a cryptologist, intelligence analyst, and linguist.
I'm now working on both my undergraduate degree in Government and Master's degree in International Relations through a dual degree program at Harvard.
Therefore, I have a full schedule, going to school full-time while working three part-time jobs for both our diocese in my aforementioned position, my cathedral as the Assistant to the Dean, and as a substitute teacher at The Stanley Clark School.