Mr. Joseph Lovett
Biography
Mr. Joseph Lovett joined the Europe East District Office as Community Superintendent in August 2020. He is originally from Minneapolis, Minnesota, and has worked in education for 45 years. He has had the honor to work for DoDEA since 1983.
Mr. Lovett attended the University of St. Thomas, Minneapolis Community College, and Mankato State University. He received his undergraduate degree in Elementary Education and his graduate degree in Educational Administration from Mankato State University (now University of Minnesota-Mankato).
Prior assignments have been as Community Superintendent for Europe West at RAF Feltwell in the UK, principal at Vogelweh ES, Ramstein ES, and Bitburg ES, assistant principal at Mannheim ES, business officer for the Hessen District Superintendent’s Office, teacher at Darmstadt ES and elementary classroom teacher in Minnesota 1976-1983. Mr. Lovett was named DoDEA Europe Elementary Principal of the Year in 2017.
In addition to his professional activities, Mr. Lovett has supported his community through serving as a volunteer with Community Theatres, Deutsche Basketball Bund, School PTAs, and Booster Clubs.
His three adult children graduated from General H.H. Arnold High School in Wiesbaden. Mr. Lovett’s family lives in the KMC where his wife Kimberly Lovett, a teacher of students with visual impairments, works at Ramstein Intermediate School.
