City of Colfax City Council Councilmember Joe Fatula

Joe Fatula describes himself as “an innovation engineer focused on solving problems when all other paths fail.” He holds over 20 patents for his products and created his company, Lumenaris, “to build products that help families do things together.” (To learn more about his work, visit JoeFatula.com.) Fatula says his focus as a councilmember is threefold: to find ways to improve life in Colfax through better communication between the city and its citizens; to grow downtown foot traffic without changing the character of Colfax; and to offer programs to help youth in the community.

Alma maters: Carnegie Mellon University (master’s/PhD, electrical engineering); Widener University (bachelor’s degree, engineering)