Joe Pyle

Joseph Pyle, MA, is the President of the Thomas J. Scattergood Behavioral Health Foundation. Mr. Pyle has more than 20 years of experience in behavioral health, serving eight years as a CEO at various institutions including MeadowWood Behavioral Health System, Northwestern Institute of Psychiatry, Malvern Institute, and Friends Hospital. Mr. Pyle joined Friends Hospital in 1999, and has served as part of the Hospital's executive team since that time. In 2004, he was named interim Chief Executive Officer; during his tenure, he worked with the Board of Managers to seek, evaluate, and select a joint venture partner that would preserve both the Hospital's patient care operations and continue the Board's nearly 200-year old mission. After the Board selected a partner, Mr. Pyle oversaw the legal transaction and guided the Hospital staff and community through the change process which culminated in June 2005. At the conclusion of the transaction, he was named Interim Executive Director of the Thomas Scattergood Behavioral Health Foundation, which was created from a portion of the assets of the conversion of Friends Hospital to a joint venture. As of September 2006, he was appointed President of the Foundation. Prior to his administrative positions, Mr. Pyle held various clinical positions including Clinical Director of Adolescent Services at MeadowWood Hospital and psycho-educational specialist at Philadelphia Child Guidance Clinic. He also held special education teaching positions in the Pennsauken, New Jersey and Montgomery County Intermediate Unit school systems. Mr. Pyle sits on several non-profit Boards: the Advisory Board for the Philadelphia Chapter of Outward Bound, the Board of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society and as a member of the Flower Show Executive Committee, as well as the Board of the Family Planning Council. He also served on the Boards of the National Association of Psychiatric Health Systems and the Delaware Valley Health Care Council. A graduate of LaSalle University, Mr. Pyle holds a Master's Degree from Glassboro State College in School Psychology. He lives in Chester County with his wife and their two sons.