Joseph Pyle, MA, has more than 20 years’ experience in behavioral health, serving eight years as a CEO at various institutions including MeadowWood Behavioral Health System, Northwestern Institute of Psychiatry, Malvern Institute, Friends Hospital, and presently serving as President of the Thomas Scattergood Behavioral Health Foundation.

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 by the Board of Managers, and set into place significant changes throughout the Hospital that improved patient care, contained costs, and brought the Hospital into full licensure and accreditation with all regulatory agencies. During that time, Pyle 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 a national search of not-for-profit and for-profit behavioral health companies, the Board selected a partner and Pyle has overseen the legal transaction as well as guiding the Hospital staff and community through the change process which culminated on June 30, 2005. At the conclusion of the transaction, Pyle was named Interim Executive Director of the Thomas Scattergood Behavioral Health Foundation. As of September 2006, Pyle was appointed President of the Foundation.

Prior to his administrative positions, Pyle held various clinical positions including Clinical Director of Adolescent Services at MeadowWood Hospital and psycho-educational specialist at Philadelphia Child Guidance Clinic. He held special education teaching positions in the Pennsauken, New Jersey and Montgomery County Intermediate Unit school systems.

Pyle sits on several non-profit Boards; the Board of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, the Board of the Family Planning Council where he has recently been appointed Treasurer. He also serves on several advisory boards including WHYY’s Health and Science Advisory Board and the Center for Nonviolence and Social Justice at the Drexel School Public Health. He has most recently been appointed to serve on the Board of Friends Behavioral Health System. He has also served on the Boards of the National Association of Psychiatric Health Systems, the Delaware Valley Health Care Council, and served as co-chair of the Pennsylvania Health Funders Collaboration.

A graduate of LaSalle University, Pyle holds a Master’s Degree from Glassboro State College in School Psychology. Mr. Pyle lives in Chester County with his wife and their two sons.

Carol Delgado has more than 30 years’ experience working in the field of Administration.  Prior to working for Friends Hospital, Carol worked 28 years for the Penn Central Railroad and then Conrail.  Carol worked for the Chief Operating Officer at Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail) where she oversaw a staff of 25 secretaries along with working closely with the Senior Management of the Railroad and Senior Management of numerous external customers including UPS, J.B. Hunt and the Automotive Companies.  After the merger between Norfolk Southern and CSX, Carol came to work for Friends Hospital working for the CEO and COO.  After 18 months with the hospital Carol came to work for The Thomas Scattergood Behavior Health Foundation as Director of Administrative Services.

Along with the everyday responsibilities of overseeing the administrative duties of the Foundation, Carol oversees the various volunteer programs and special events held by the Foundation and sets up the various monthly meetings, as well as maintaining the President’s daily meeting schedule. Carol handles the accounts payable and receivable process at the Foundation and the recording of all donations.  Carol handles the correspondence for the Foundation as necessary and keeps records on all Grants approved by the Board of Managers.

Carol lives in Philadelphia’s Fox Chase section and has two grown children and six grandchildren. 

Laura Paliani is a law student at the University of Virginia School of Law.  She graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a B.A. in Science, Technology & Society, concentrating in biology and biomedicine. She manages the Scattergood Foundation's website and develops its on-line services.