Joseph Rhodes is the Housing Coordinator for CWS Winchester. He is from Frenchburg in the bluegrass state of Kentucky. He attended Morehead State University of Eastern Kentucky, where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts in French and Spanish language with a minor in International Studies. After completing his undergrad, he worked as a Senior Office Associate for Bluegrass Community Health Center offering bilingual customer service in a medical setting that processes Refugee Health Screenings and offers outreach medical services. While working in the clinic, he obtained a 120-hour TEFL Certification to teach English as a second language. Shortly after, he moved across the globe to teach at EF’s Kids and Teens Center in Beijing, China. Upon completion of his contract, he relocated to Bangkok, Thailand where he was a homeroom teacher at an international school for two years. Returning home as the pandemic began, Joseph became self-employed, working in landscaping and gardening, teaching ESL for EF’s online platform, and delivering goods across the US. He enjoys traveling, linguistics, hiking, gardening, cultural diversity, and activism. He speaks Spanish and French.
