Joseph L. Askew, Jr., Esq.
Chair of the Board of Trustees

Joseph L. Askew, Jr. joined Verizon Washington, DC in 1999 and holds the position of Vice President, Government Relations.

Prior to joining Verizon, Joseph was a commissioned officer for the United States Army Military Police Corp, stationed at Ft. McClellan, Alabama. Upon coming off of active duty he worked as a commercial lending officer for Bank of America, formerly NationsBank in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Joseph also interned for Congresswomen Lynn Woolsey (D-6th-CA) and later served as the Clerk of the Committee on Public Works and the Environment for Councilmember Harry L. Thomas, Sr. (D-Ward 5 –DC).

Joseph is a member of the Board of the University of the District Columbia, DC Economic Partnership, DC Business Improvement District, the Arc of DC, Hannah House and the Advisory Board of the Capital Breast Cancer Center. He is a member of the District of Columbia Bar Association, Washington Government Relations Group, Prince Hall Masonry, and Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Incorporated. He also serves on the Board of the Greater Washington Board of Trade and the DC Chamber of Commerce Political Action Committee.

Joseph graduated from Howard University with a Bachelor’s degree in Business Management and a minor in Public Administration. He holds a law degree from the District of Columbia School of Law where he served as the Student Bar Association President and lobbied successfully for the provisional accreditation and now fully accredited University of the District of Columbia School of Law. He has been admitted to the District of Columbia Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court Bar.