Joseph David Castellano

Saturday, July 31, 2021 near his home in the foothills of Boulder, CO.

Joe was born on July 15, 1971 to Joseph Phillip Castellano and Rochelle

Castellano, in Edison, NJ. He was the youngest of two children, and was

raised with his sister, Anya Castellano, in New Jersey.Joe will be fondly remembered for his deep love for his family and friends, great zeal for his many personal and professional passions, and

profound personal connections he formed with a wide variety of people in his many networks around the nation.

Joe formed a bond with the mountains as a young child, and moved west after graduating high school to pursue his passions for skiing, cycling,and skydiving. He moved to Park City, UT and then to Salt Lake City, where he graduated from the University of Utah majoring in Sports Psychology. Joe then moved to NewYork City, where he met his wife, Dana Charatan. The two were married in Red Bank, NJ in 2004.

Joe had a successful career as a technology recruiter in New York until he himself was recruited to work at Citadel Investments in Chicago, IL. Joe founded his own recruiting business, Securities Technology

Resources, in 2005 while living in Chicago, which is where his two children were born. Joe’s love of the

mountains brought him and his family to Boulder, CO in 2009, where he finally decided to return to his

initial love of psychology combined with his desire to help neurodiverse children and adults. He was first

introduced to neurofeedback in 2013 and immediately realized he had found his new career path. He

graduated from Naropa University with a Masters Degree in Somatic Psychotherapy and formed Alpine

Neurotherapy, devoted to providing neurofeedback services to those in need. He remained an avid rock

climber, cyclist, skier, and created a spiritual practice for himself; he would exuberantly share these

passions with any and all who knew him. His energy and devotion to his children and his personal and

professional interests will be his everlasting legacy.

Joe is survived by his two children Lyric and Hunter, childrens’ mother Dana Charatan, mother Rochelle

Castellano, father Joseph Castellano and his wife Leslie Siegel, sister Anya Castellano, niece Chelsea

Castellano and her husband Nick Grossman. The entire family would like to extend their sincere

gratitude for the outpouring of love and support they’ve been receiving from friends, family, and

colleagues from across the country.

There will be a memorial gathering in celebration of Joe’s life on Sunday, August 8, 2021. In lieu of

flowers or other gifts, Joe’s family asks that contributions be made in Joe’s honor to some of his most

treasured local organizations, Compassion Road Academy in Denver (where Joe previously served as

a counselor) or Access Fund (a climbing advocacy and environmental conservation organization

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.cristmortuary.com for the Castellano family.