Joseph DeRosa has been the Director of Music Ministries at Our Lady of the Snows since November 1998. He was raised in Normal, Illinois, with 4 older brothers and sisters. Encouraged by his mother who taught piano, he began playing piano at age 3 and later picked up several other instruments. By age 16, he had written over 100 songs and compositions and was touring as a professional musician.
He was a music minister in his hometown Catholic church, and in Prairie Village, Kansas. As a music director, he has worked with underprivileged inner-city kids and physically challenged kids. He began volunteering at Snow's in 1996. Like his mother, Joseph has written several pieces of music for Catholic liturgy, many for Snows, for the annual Diocesan conference, and for other local events.