Everyone is looking for "the Good Life," but few seem to find it. In spite of career success, many men are drowning in sorrows that seem to multiply. Dr. Joe Castleberry, President of Northwest University has discovered the well worn path of life that brings men fullness of joy and lasting pleasures that money cannot buy.

Joseph Castleberry is President of Northwest University in Kirkland, Washington, a Christian university founded in 1934 that offers over 70 academic programs at bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral levels in residence and online. In addition to President Castleberry’s work in higher
education, he is the author of several popular books and a frequent speaker at conferences and churches around the world.

President Castleberry is a graduate of Evangel University, Princeton Theological Seminary, and Columbia University, where he completed a Doctor of Education degree in International Educational Development. He began his professional career as a chaplain at Princeton University, and for twenty years, served as a missionary church planter, college professor, and community development leader in Latin America.

Married to his wife Kathleen since 1983, Castleberry’s family includes three daughters, two sons-in- law, a grandson, and three granddaughters. He enjoys golf, tennis, visiting America’s National Parks with his wife, and watching Northwest University sports.