Joel Campos

Joel Campos is an Associate Regional Planner at San Joaquin Council of Governments. Joel Campos has worked in the public sector for over ten years. Joel began their career in the military, where they served as an Honor Guard Team Leader. In this role, Joel oversaw a team of 22 full and part time soldiers in a 17-county district, and was responsible for maintaining accountability for color guard and honor guard equipment, conducting research on where veterans and national guard soldiers lived, and coordinating with all parties to ensure military funeral honors, color guards, and airplane-to-hearst honorable transfers were performed on schedule and in accordance with SOPs.

After their time in the military, Joel Campos transitioned to working in the public sector as an Associate Regional Planner. In this role, Joel is responsible for developing long-range plans and programs related to land use and transportation, conducting community outreach, and providing technical assistance to local jurisdictions. Joel has been instrumental in developing and implementing several successful planning initiatives in the San Joaquin region, and has earned a reputation as an effective communicator and collaborator.

Joel Campos has a Bachelor's in Geography from California State University, Stanislaus and a Master's in Urban and Regional Planning from San Jose State University. Joel also has an Associate's in Transfer Studies from Modesto Junior College. Joel is CPR certified from CPRToday! Inc.

They are on a team with Vacant - Senior/Associate Regional Planner, Vacant - Programming Analyst, and Kim Kloeb - Senior Regional Planner. Joel Campos reports to Ryan Niblock, Deputy Director of Programming and Project Delivery.