Joe Szakos

Joe Szakos
Joe Szakos, June 2007; photo by Laura Ramirez
BornMarch 8, 1954
Greensburg, PA
Alma materWashington & Jefferson College
University of Chicago
Occupationcommunity organizer

Joe Szakos (born March 8, 1954) is a community organizer and author. He was coordinator of Kentuckians for the Commonwealth (KFTC) from 1981 to 1993, and was the executive director of Virginia Organizing from 1994 to 2017. After stepping down from the directorship, he became the Lynchburg Chapter organizer until his retirement in November 2020.