A native of Manhasset, NY, Joshua joined the NYLCVEF as a volunteer in the fall of 1995 and was hired as in January 1996. In 2005, he was promoted as the organization's first-ever Deputy Director.

Joshua has a strong passion for service-learning which was inculcated in him during stints in the American Legion's Boys' State program as well as the inaugural class of President Clinton's AmeriCorps*NCCC (National Civilian Community Corps). He is still involved in service-related groups serving as:

• Career Guide for "Fellowship for Emerging Leaders in Public Service," a program created by New York University's Wagner School for Public Service, that inspires, engages and connects emerging public service leaders with a unique career planning and professional development opportunity.
  
  
• Treasurer to the Silver M Society, an organization established over 70 years ago to honor both students and teachers for their years of dedication to Manhasset Public Schools.

Joshua Klainberg earned a BA in Urban Environmental Studies from Brandeis University and a Masters in Urban Planning from the Robert F. Wagner School of Public Service at New York University.