Dr. Joseph E. Campana
August 19, 1952 - August 10, 2014

Madison - Joe Campana was born on August 19, 1952 in Buffalo, NY to Frank and Angela Campana. He is survived by several cousins and aunts, his longtime love & friend Dianne Kammer, many friends & his faithful canine companion Bella. He was preceded in death by his father and mother and brother Patrick Campana.

Joe graduated from the Canisius College in Buffalo with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemistry in 1974. Before his graduation he had begun helping others as a music instructor and laboratory instructor at the college. He went on to complete graduate studies at the Pennsylvania State University where he studied chemistry, environmental science, computer science and engineering. His doctorate thesis described new technology to analyze environmental pollutants. Joe continued studies at the John Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore in 1979 as a postdoctoral fellow, where he extended the analytical methods he developed to medicine and biotechnology. After one year at Johns Hopkins, Joe was named a National Research Council scholar, where he spent several months conducting independent research at the Naval Research Lab oratory in Washington D.C., a technology think-tank established by the Navy and Thomas Edison in the 1920's. There, Joe continued developing new methods for chemical analysis by using advanced technologies.

In 1980 Joe began serving the U.S. Navy when he joined the research staff at the Naval Research Laboratory as a civilian. Joe always had two loves - pursuing knowledge and truth and sharing what he learned with other people as a mentor and leader. At the Naval Research Lab he became a leading researcher and became known through the world, eventually traveling to many locations in Europe, Asia, Scandinavia, South America and the Pacific Rim to share his knowledge and theories with others. He also developed a research team and became a section leader and project manager with the Navy. During his service with our Country, he worked on projects relating to national security and defense, environmental protection, international relations, and new technology for military and civilian use. He was also involved in the financial management of Navy Products and the preparation of the Federal Budge during the Reagan Administration.

In 1985, Joe became an administrative faculty member and laboratory director at the Environmental Research Center at the University of Nevada. There he was responsible for the environmental protection programs under the EPAs Superfund Program. While at the University of Nevada, Joe was awarded a NATO Fellowship to study new technologies for the analysis of environmental pollutants. In 1986, Joe began studying new technologies that were being pioneered by Nicolet Instrument Company in Madison.

In 1987 Joe moved to Madison to head certain research programs at Nicolet's request. Within a few months, Joe led a group Madison and Pittsburgh-based investor to purchase part of the business from Nicolet. For the next 10 years Joe served the business "spin off" as the Chief Executive, President and business and technology executive.

Despite Joe's nation, international, and worldwide contribution he was not satisfied with his contribution to the Madison area. Joe resigned his job in 1998 to pursue local community interests.

Immediately, Joe established International Success Systems as a consulting company to help small businesses. In 1999, he joined SageGroup Strategies, Inc., an International Firm, as a Director. The focus of SageGroup Strategies was to help small businesses that had financial and other business troubles, so they could improve their business situation. Joe established the first SageGroup Strategies office in Madison, WI later that year.

In 2002, Joe became the Wisconsin Manager for Partner in Charity. This non-profit organization provides down payment assistance to home buyers. Joe became enthusiastically involved with this program because of his interest in helping to contribute to the solution to affordable housing crisis that existed in Dane County at th turn of the century.

Joe served as President of the South Metropolitan Business Association in Madison from 2002 until 2004.

Over the past 15 years, Joe unselfishly served as a Small Business Trainer, Regional Manager, Group (Employee Benefit) Vice President, and lastly as Regional Vice President of Wisconsin for LegalShield. He taught Continuing Education classes for Madison College as well as privately with his own company, The LegalEase Group. During that same tenor, Joe became the Midwest Expert on Identity Theft and started J. Campana & Associates. Joe was also a licensed Private Investigator. He wrote a column for the Examiner as their National Identity Theft expert and was referred to as Dr. Privacy. Joe was a Certified Identity Theft Risk Management Specialist (CITRMS) and a Certified Information Privacy Professional/Government (CIPP/G). He wrote a book titled Privacy MakeOver, The Essential Guide to Best Practices. The book is a do it yourself guide for small businesses to protect data and be compliant with federal and state laws. Joe led a team in LegalShield of hundreds up hundreds of associates across the entire United States. Joe Campana was a true servant leader.

A celebration of Joe's Life will be held at Cress Funeral Home, 1310 Emerald Terrace, Sun Prairie, WI 53590 on Friday, August 29, 2014. A visitation will be held from 12:00 Noon until 2:00pm with a short service at 2:00pm. You will be greatly missed by many Joe!

Joe will be remembered as a "person of his word," a person who believes that everyone who wants to succeed can; and one who believes that contribution to society is the price we pay for our life on earth.

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