Phil Scarpelli, President and CEO

Phil Scarpelli, President and CEO Phil Scarpelli is president and CEO of Family Partnerships of Central Florida. He joined Brevard Family Partnership, the predecessor organization, in November 2018 and in May 2024 led the organization in expanding its growth to serve four counties encompassing two circuits, rebranding the organization as Family Partnerships of Central Florida. As a long-term servant leader, Phil has been involved in Florida’s child welfare system since the inception of privatization, as early as the late 1990s. Previously, he worked as part of the Department of Children and Families central region’s leadership on the professional development and talent management of its middle and senior managers. Prior to that role, he was state director of Key Assets Florida Inc., part of the International Core Assets Group, a leading children’s services provider. Phil has 35 years of experience in behavioral healthcare and child welfare in clinical and administrative capacities. Throughout his career, he has been committed to children and families at risk and to developing a perpetual learning environment willing to challenge the status quo, relentlessly integrating innovation, inclusion, transparency and trust. Phil has a bachelor’s degree in psychology and gerontology from Iona College in New Rochelle, New York, and a master’s degree in psychology from Yeshiva University, New York. [e-mail]