Joe Amato

Advisor, Zürich Chapter


I was born and raised in Queens, NYC and left in the early 1980s to work in international schools in Caracas, Bangkok, Tokyo, and Zurich (for the last 21 years). I have been a Biology and Geography teacher as well as an International Baccalaureate Coordinator. As of the summer 2020, having reached the age of 65, I am now retired.

My work for DACH over the past 5 years has mostly been in the area of voter outreach which I have enjoyed immensely. I have also served as Vice Chair of DA Zürich from 2023-2025. It has been interesting to learn about the specifics of voting overseas for each of the 50 states and possessions and a great pleasure to help American voters who live in Switzerland with this information. 

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