JOSEPH B. DIEHL
CPA JD
LICENSED PROFESSIONAL AUCTIONEER
Joseph B. Diehl was born in Kankakee IL on March 25, 1949. Since 1996, he has successfully managed a Seattle-based consulting and association management organization, Diehl & Co. LLC – where he serves as the Managing Director. He has become a sought-after keynote speaker and presenter, with over 50 topic areas which he has provided at national and local conferences. As a result of the pandemic, Joe reinvented himself, expanding into public speaking, live auctioneering at charity events, and serving membership associations as a grant writer and consultant. A personal sideline of his focuses on coaching others to optimize their health, wellness and longevity and working with ultramarathoners. Joe has a love of learning!
Diehl & Co. LLC had its creation in managing three affordable housing associations as Executive Director: the Affordable Housing Management Association of WA, the WA State Council for Affordable and Rural Housing, and the Northwest Indian Housing Association. Most recently, he served as Deputy Director of the National American Indian Housing Council in Washington DC from 2017-2019, and is a frequent speaker at their conferences and events.
Prior to being an entrepreneur, Joe earned dual professional designations – as a Certified Public Accountant and Attorney-at-Law. He rose through the ranks at a major CPA firm, then controller and ultimately becoming a CFO for a major national real estate investment management organization.
Overall, Joe brings over five decades of professional, executive level experience in both the for-profit and nonprofit sectors. Joe earned his BS in Accountancy, Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, IL and JD, UIC-Law (formerly, the John Marshall Law School) in Chicago, IL. He passed the Uniform CPA Examination in 1974 and passed the Illinois Bar Exam in 1979. He recently became certified health coach (FMCHC), completing an intensive program from the Institute for Functional Medicine in February 2023. He also became a licensed and bonded auctioneer to raise money at charity auctions.
His personal mission: to inspire and empower people who share his core values and beliefs. He shares these values and beliefs with others through consulting, coaching, event management, speaking engagements and running charity auctions, even after formally retiring. Joe lives with his wife, Sue in Seattle. Their daughter and two grandsons live in St. Charles, IL.