Joe Matuzak is Director of Arts Wire, a program of the New York Foundation for the Arts. He was formerly Arts Wire's Co-Director for Operations and Administration, and its Technical Coordinator. He also serves as a part-time faculty member in the Masters of Arts Administration Program of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, teaching technology management. He has directed a multidisciplinary artist cooperative organization, the Buckham Fine Arts Project in Flint, Michigan and still serves on its board of directors; and also serves on the board of the National Association of Artists' Organizations. He managed a computer software store for five years; co-directed the Genesee Literary Center and organized community-based literary activities for more than a decade. He was also systems operator of an early independent computer bulletin board service called "Skateboard" for five years; organized and moderated programs with poets on poetry for public access television; and was a writer and art reviewer for the Flint Journal for four years. He is a poet whose poetry, fiction, and essays have been published in many magazines and anthologies. He has given readings of his work at conferences, colleges, and arts centers, and he has received various awards for his writing. He also serves as a computer consultant specializing in non-profit concerns.