Dave Herold
Chief Executive Officer
Lenape Valley Foundation is pleased to announce that healthcare executive Dave Herold has been hired to serve as the organization’s new chief executive officer effective June 3, 2024.
A Bucks County native, Herold has more than 25 years of experience leading behavioral health and social services organizations serving the greater Philadelphia region. He takes the helm as longtime employee and CEO Sharon Curran retires after more than two decades at the nonprofit that helps more than 14,000 people each year.
“The demand for high-quality health care, particularly behavioral health and social services, is at an all-time high, and families across our communities are looking for help,” said Herold. “I am proud to join the team at Lenape Valley Foundation as we continue to devise creative solutions and partnerships to meet the needs of those we serve and help make our communities stronger and healthier.”
Herold previously served as assistant vice president of business development and strategy at St. Luke’s University Health Network. In that role, he designed and launched new psychiatry services for adolescents, co-managed the design and planning of new hospitals in the Bucks County region, and developed growth strategies for behavioral health services. He also led efforts to obtain a $4 million grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to implement the organization’s Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic model at Penn Foundation.
“On behalf of the board of directors, I am thrilled to welcome Dave to Lenape Valley Foundation,” said Rob Hutchison, president of the organization’s board of directors. “Under his leadership, we know our organization will continue to thrive as we develop innovative new ways to improve behavioral health care in Bucks County for everyone.”
Herold resides in Perkiomenville. He holds a bachelor’s degree in sociology from Messiah University and a Master of Business Administration from Lehigh University.