Hôtel-Dieu Grace Healthcare Foundation Board of Directors
Joe Bachetti
Joe Bachetti is a first generation immigrant who recently retired in June 2022 as an elementary school principal. He is no stranger to local politics having been elected municipally for close to 30 years. He first ran for municipal office and was elected in 1994 as a Tecumseh councillor then Deputy Mayor in 2014. He has served in this capacity ever since and most recently was elected as the Deputy Warden for the County of Essex in 2022.
Joe worked at the Windsor Essex Catholic District School Board as a school principal and witnessed firsthand the needs and services that our youth required. Prior to that, Joe also obtained his real estate broker's license and ran his own realty business for several years Bachetti Realty Ltd from 1991-1998. He is married to Brenda for 31 years and is the father of three daughters, Daniela, Sabrina and Julia.
Joe continues to serve his community and enjoys volunteering his time on many local Boards and organizations. His current involvement within the community has him as the Vice Chair of the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit, Chair of the Essex County Library Board, Executive Member of the Windsor-Essex Community Housing Corporation, Past Chair and Member of the Essex Region Conservation Authority, Past Member of the Tecumseh Police Services Board and an active volunteer of the St. Clair Beach Optimist Club. Joe also serves on the Board of Directors for the Giovanni Caboto Club and was Past Chair of both the Tecumseh Corn Festival and the Tecumseh Food and Wine Festival.