Joshua Damsma Biography

Joshua Damsma was born in Canon City, Colorado in October 1979 and was raised in various parts of the Denver, Colorado area including Evergreen, Conifer, Erie, Westminster and Thornton. He attended the High Schools Ranum, Foothills Academy and ultimately graduated from Horizon High School in Brighton, Colorado. Joshua worked in various industries including sales, retail management, valet parking and property management while attending his full time freshman and sophomore years at the University of Colorado Denver as a psychology major from 1999-2000. In 2001 Joshua and his former wife were blessed with their first child Gennaveve Damsma.

       Joshua and his former wife Taylor moved to Brighton, Colorado and Josh continued his career in retail management. It is in Brighton that Josh had his first interest in joining and serving in the military when he took the ASVAB test with a recruiter friend Sgt Eric C. Clayton of the Colorado Army National Guard. With the rising cost of living and strong patriotic influence Josh, following in his father’s footsteps, joined the United States Air Force in search of the ability to be a patriot, provide a steady income, and learn a lasting trade. After completing basic training and technical school for U.S. Air Force telecommunications Josh, his pregnant former wife Taylor and their daughter set off for a three year tour in Misawa Air Base, Northern Japan. The Air Force was a place Josh could succeed, after earning the coveted Senior Airman below the zone (a six month early promotion), and also passing the test for Staff Sergeant the first time a great career seemed to be ahead for the 3rd generation military member. Josh had also designed several military coins, an official Air Force uniform patch, volunteered to work in a secure area (requiring a Top Secret Government clearance), and also served on the Misawa Communicators Association (an advisory council to the unit Commander, First Sergeant and  Chief). Airman Damsma also earned his Associate Degree in Electronic Systems Technology from the Community College of the Air Force, and completed several other advanced U.S. Air Force telecommunications courses.

            In early 2007 Joshua and his former wife Taylor had decided on divorce and Taylor and the two children moved back to the Brighton, Colorado area. Josh was faced with a tough decision to continue to serve in the Air Force or separate and be near his children. The decision to separate was difficult be the importance of family and the ability to influence his children won out above question. Shorty after separating Josh began working in telecommunications sales and shortly thereafter served in a contract capacity in Information Technology working for the United States Department of Homeland Security and also for the United States Department of Education in downtown Denver, Colorado Josh met Carolyn while finishing his military tour in Japan over Myspace and they met in person shorty after his return. They wed in Denver, Colorado in August of 2008.

Josh has also completed his Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication from the University of Colorado at Denver graduating in July of 2010. Attending every semester, including summers, full time since summer 2008 he had completed over 70 credit hours in under 24 months. Since returning to the University Josh has not only garnished an A or A- in nearly half of his classes Josh is also attending the same University for the MCJ (Masters of Criminal Justice) and is begining his second semester of study. . Joshua also was honored with the first appointment to president of the newly formed Veteran’s Student Organization for the University Of Colorado Denver.

      In April 2010 Josh formerly started Damsma Media Group, llc and began working on assisting small businesses in the Denver Metropolitan area in gaining a web presence and fullfilling other IT needs for the customers of Damsma Media Group.

"Raising four Children, attending school full time, working full time and starting a company sure is not easy, but it sure is fun!"