Joe Mele is also a software developer and entrepreneur. He was named an
Long Island Innovator in Newsday (newspaper in NY) November 2000. His great
grand father is the well known painter - William Hubacek.
Joe Mele is an autism advocate He was quoted in a front page article in
the NY Times in December 2004. The quote focused on his activism on the
language of groups like the now defunct NAAR.