Professionally, Josie has been working in youth-serving organizations for more than 20 years, and has been at Park Day School since 2016. She is a proud Park Day School alum, and loves working at the school where she spent so many happy childhood years. Josie graduated from Cornell University with a degree in Business Administration, and taught English and Creative Writing at the University of Montana where she received her MFA.

Curious about the "A.G." in Josie's last name? It's not a case of wacky middle initials or a stint as Attorney General. Josie grew up with a hyphenated last name (commonly shortened to A-G when she was a child). When Josie and her husband got married, they hemmed and hawed and ultimately decided to blend last names. Now they and their two daughters all have the last name A.G. Shapiro.