Joel Burkey
Civic Education Outreach Coordinator
Joel Burkey is one of the Civic Education Outreach Coordinators at the Levin Center for Oversight and Democracy. He is responsible for project management and outreach of the Learning by Hearings program, the Center’s education efforts. These resources, classroom modules and after-school enrichment opportunities provide robust, experiential education opportunities where students learn about history, government and current events while developing their capacity for critical thinking and inquiry.
Joel is a certified secondary school teacher with endorsements in both Political Science and History. Before joining the Levin Center, Joel worked as a high school classroom teacher for 34 years. He received his master’s in educational leadership from Wayne State University in 1996 and his undergraduate degree from Western Michigan University in 1990.
In his spare time, Joel is an avid great lakes boater.
BA from Western Michigan University (1990) Double major in Political Science and History
Masters in Educational Leadership from Wayne State (1996)
State of Michigan Certified Secondary Education Teacher with CC and CD Endorsements
College Board Approved for teaching AP U.S. Government & Politics through 2035.
President of the Allen Park Education Association from 2017-2025
