Joe Mahoney joined the Gaiser Center as executive director in May 2021, focusing on building partnerships in the Butler Community and creating new programs for the center to address behavioral health needs along with addiction treatment.

A licensed social worker with more than 15 years of experience in behavioral health services, Joe earned bachelor’s degrees in psychology and English from Duquesne University and a master's in social work with mental health certification from the University of Pittsburgh.

He joined Gaiser from Intermediate Unit 1, an educational service agency serving school districts and communities of Washington, Greene and Fayette counties. Working his way from a school-based social work position up to director of Mental/Behavioral Health and Social Work Services for Intermediate Unit 1, Joe had direct oversite over eight outpatient clinics in Greene County, a Partial Hospitalization Program, 12 school-based mental health programs, and more than 60 school-based, master-level social workers.

Joe looks forward to finding opportunities to take Gaiser’s mission of recovery beyond the border of Butler County.