Joel Petersen serves as the owner of Petersen Painting, Inc. based in Lehi, Utah. Petersen Painting formed in July 1996 and currently works with 5 of the top 15 builders in the state. Since its inception, Petersen Painting has painted 20,000 homes in all price ranges. As President and owner of Petersen Painting, Joel Petersen seeks to uphold the company’s mission of offering superior customer service, quality, honesty, and integrity. He supervises the main office and acts as a new accounts manager for both business-to-consumer endeavors and business-to-business partnerships. Joel Petersen also develops new products and procedures and negotiates all product and service pricing. In 2005, Petersen Painting was honored as Subcontractor of the Year by Ivory Homes, the number-one ranked homebuilder in Utah since 1988. In 1996, the well-respected builder KB Home, formerly Kaufman and Broad Home Corporation, named Petersen Painting as its Subcontractor of the Quarter. Since its founding 54 years ago, KB Home has built more than a half-million homes. Petersen Painting possesses both commercial and residential services divisions. Each division focuses on new construction, exterior and interior painting, glazing and faux finishing, stain and lacquer projects, epoxy flooring, and other construction-related activities. Besides its corporate headquarters in Utah, Petersen Painting also operates a satellite office in Middleton, Idaho. Prior to founding Petersen Painting, Joel Petersen worked at Jesperson Painting in Pleasant Grove, Utah, for four years. Petersen remained on the fast track at Jesperson Painting. He was promoted to the role of foreman more quickly than anyone else in the history of the company. In addition to his other duties, Joel Petersen’s other major responsibilities focus on quality control. When not running his business, Joel Petersen devotes his time and money to several worthy charitable causes including World Vision, Inc., which provides assistance to almost 100 million people in numerous countries. Petersen also supports ChildFund, formerly known as Christian Children's Fund; Disabled American Veterans (DAV); and the Lutheran Church Extension Fund (LCEF). He also contributes to disaster relief in Haiti, a Hurricane Katrina rebuilding project, and the K-LOVE Christian Radio Network. Additionally, Petersen serves as the local Committee Chairman for the Boy Scouts of America. An active sportsman, Joel Petersen enjoys such recreational activities as dirt bike riding, snowmobiling, boating, fishing, camping, and exploring ghost towns.