Joe D. Battle

He is currently detailed as the Acting Interim Director of Veterans Integrated Service Network 7 in Duluth, Ga.

Previously, Mr. Battle served as the director of the VA Medical Center in Jackson, Mississippi and prior to that, he served as the Associate Director of the VA Medical Centers in Orlando, Florida, and Dayton, Ohio. Mr. Battle began his VA career in 1983 as a general engineer at the VA Medical Center in Dublin, Georgia and also worked at the VA Medical Center in Indianapolis, Indiana as the Assistant Chief and later as the Chief of Engineering.

In 2018, Mr. Battle received the Excellence in Clinical Simulation Training, Education and Research Executive Leadership Award, as well as the University of South Florida Partnership Award for Student Success. He is a 2003 graduate of Leadership VA (LVA), the 2002 class of the Executive Career Field Training Program and the Healthcare Leadership Institute. He completed the UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School Senior Executive Strategic Leadership course in 2012. He is a certified mentor and has mentored Executive Career Field candidates and members, and Leadership Development Candidates.

Mr. Battle currently serves on the National Leadership Council, Capital and Logistics Sub-committee. He recently served on the Veterans Integrated Services Network (VISN) 16 Executive Leadership Board, was the Lead Director for the VISN 16 Central Southern Planning Market. Previously his work included VA’s Office of Information and Technology Region 3 Governance Board, and Chaired the VISN 8 Information and Data Management Committee, Capital Asset Management Committee and Finance Committee. He has served on several national committees and task forces.

Mr. Battle is a current member of the American College of Healthcare Executives and the LVA Alumni Association. He is a 1981 graduate of the University of Alabama and married with two adult children.