Joey Morrissette

Mr. Joey Morrissette was among the first veterans to participate in the W4W program. He is mentor who also serves as an Instructor for the Aiken Technical College.

Joey served in the United States Army for over twenty-five years and retired as a Sergeant First Class from the 43rd Signal Battalion of Heidelberg, Germany in 2011. While stationed in Heidelberg, he served as the First Sergeant and Safety Officer of the Detachment. As a First Sergeant he responsibly ensured the health and well-being of 150 unit personnel. As a Safety Officer he enhanced the personnel safety awareness of all and reduced accidents by 15%. Mr. Morrissette has a passion for safety and occupational health instruction, which is demonstrated throughout his vast career. Joey has been an instructor at TEEX, and a previous stint for four years as the Tower Installation Program Instructor at Aiken Technical College in Aiken, SC. Joey also served as the Operations Manager and Safety Officer for the Strategic Signal Company in Afghanistan. In this role he established a Bare Base Deployment and Contingency Safety Program which ensured life-saving connectivity for convoy operations.

After retiring, Joey joined MasTec Network Solutions in Hanover, Maryland where he is the Safety Coordinator and Telecommunications lead. He also joined Graywolves Telecom as the Senior Foreman and training coordinator for the Metro-Atlanta area, where he was responsible for authoring job safety plans as well as the instruction of occupational safety and health policies and procedures. Joey enjoys giving back to the community and has volunteered as a football coach at the Youth Community Development Center on Fort Gordon, has organized numerous fund raisers for programs such as the Ronald McDonald House Charities, and has volunteered for Habitat for Humanity.