Joe Breitenbeck became involved with St. Vincent de Paul (SVdP) as one of the initial members of the Our Lady of Victory (OLV) Conference, which started in August of 2014. He became President at OLV in 2018. In 2022 Joe was elected President of the Metro-West District of the Detroit SVdP Council. Before retirement from a major automotive parts supplier in 2014, Joe spent over 30 years working in various human resources, employee benefits, and compensation roles. He is a BA and MA alumnus of Wayne State University and a Navy Vietnam veteran.