Board

Stephanie Gilrein

Executive Director

Stephanie has been working with BHI since 2022 and was instrumental in developing and launching the PASS program. She served as the PASS Program Director as well as the PASS Supervisor and is excited to step into a larger role within the organization as Executive Director. Stephanie is dedicated to creating environments where youth and young adults feel safe, valued, and empowered.

Stephanie received her B.A. in psychology from the University of Rhode Island and is a certified yoga instructor, teaching on the Cape for over a decade.

Stephanie J. Briody, Esq.

Co-Founder

Stephanie is an attorney and CEO of BHI. At BHI she works to identify the gaps in support, from prevention to sustained recovery, for youth and young adults struggling with substance use challenges. She was instrumental in convening and engaging the community partners needed to launch Alternative Peer Group (APG) program for teens with a history of substance use, as well as the Cape Cod Positive Alternatives for Student Support (PASS) program. Through BHI she aims to build a continuum of supports for young people.

She is committed to reversing the rising tide of overdose deaths and addiction that is killing our young people and devastating families.

Sheila House, MS, LMHC

Board Chair

Sheila has been working with young people providing counseling and support to teens and their families for the past 30 years. Although recently retired from her position as the Director of Youth and Family, she continues to collaborate with schools and non-profits on programming that promotes the resilience of teens struggling with substance use and mental health challenges.

Sheila believes that authentic connection, mentoring and playing to strength can provide a stable foundation for youth who are trying to find their way out of enormously stressful challenges. When kids feel safe, and have positive sense of self, growth is inevitable. It is what every child deserves. It is what we hope for them.

Carolyn Cason

Treasurer

Lyn is a recent year-round resident of Brewster, MA, though Cape Cod has been a constant in her life since early childhood. She brings over 25 years of executive search consultant experience, along with serving on community boards to BHI.

Throughout her executive search career at Stanton Chase International Lyn’s clients have included non-profits, along with community health organizations and public media outlets nationwide. Her earlier financial career included VP Controller roles with broadcast stations and media companies in Los Angeles, Baltimore, and San Francisco. She received her B.A. in broadcast communications from California State University of San Francisco. She completed a fellowship in applied behavioral sciences at Johns Hopkins University. And she earned an Executive M.B.A. from the Peter Drucker Graduate School at Claremont University. Previously, she co-led Stanton Chase’s Global Diversity and Inclusion Practice, and with her considerable passion for such, she continues to help clients build inclusive Leadership Initiatives.

She also serves as Treasurer of Lower Cape Communications Inc. and is an Advisory Director for the Pasadena CA Connective Leadership Institute, a training firm renowned for developing leaders for the 21st Century.

Jan McGrory

Board Director

As a mother of a 23-year-old daughter who passed away from a heroin overdose, Jan speaks locally and nationally to support drug education and recovery programs.  She has also served as a facilitator of Learn to Cope, a parent support group and is a board member for Harwich Children’s Fund.

Jan is a retired math teacher at Monomoy Regional High School and was previously an engineering manager.  She has a bachelor’s degree in physics and master’s degree in Math Education.

Michelle Cuff

Board Director

Michelle Cuff graduated from Boston College with a degree in Communications. Her prior work experience included serving as a Family Resource Liaison, helping families navigate the Massachusetts adoption process and supporting outreach through newsletters and other mediums.

After losing their son Patrick to an overdose, Michelle has dedicated her time to helping students struggling with substance use disorder. She has been involved with both Learn to Cope and The Herren Project. Michelle serves on the Board of the Cape Cod Foster Closet as well as the St. Chretienne Educational Trust.

Mary Ann Yarmosky

Board Director

Before moving permanently to the Cape and joining Pine Acres Realty/Compass as a real estate broker, MaryAnn enjoyed a long career in the health care industry, first as the Director of Patient Relations for Hillcrest Hospital in Pittsfield Massachusetts, then writing feasibility studies and establishing free standing emergency care facilities and occupational health programs in Massachusetts and New York State. She later worked as Director of Development for the Conte Institute for Environmental Health writing grants, contracting with Oxford University Press to publish the Institute’s monographs, and planning scientific meetings in the United States and Eastern and Central Europe where scientists studied the health effects of environmental exposures and genetic susceptibility to disease.

MaryAnn lost her youngest son to the side effects of addiction 10 years ago, further piquing her interest in prevention. She is gratified to be a part of the board of BHI to assist in its fine work with Cape youth.

K.C. Myers

Board Director

K.C. has been a journalist and communications specialist for more than 30 years. At the Cape Cod Times, she became heart-broken and infuriated by the opioid epidemic, and the systemic failures that allowed such tragedy. Along with writing three, multi-day series on the opioid epidemic and addiction, she has written about mental illness and the accompanying lack of available care.

Now the communications director for the Barnstable County Sheriff’s Office, she is proud to advocate for addiction and mental health treatment in jail. She has a bachelor’s degree in English Literature from Drew University.

Kimberly Devine

Board Director

Kim has over three decades of professional experience in the financial services industry. She joined Mutual Bancorp/Cape Cod 5 in 2016 as a Risk Management Officer. She currently serves as Associate Director, Third Party Risk Management focusing on mitigating third party risk. Kim has achieved an advanced Regulatory Vendor Program Manager Certification. She previously served on the Women United Steering Committee of the United Way Cape and Islands.

Prior to joining the Bank, Kim progressed in her career at Bank of America, where she served as Vice President, Business Control Manager and other leadership roles in Global Technology & Operations and Global Marketing & Corporate Affairs. Earlier in her career, Kim was employed as a Project Manager for Harte-Hanks, served as a Loan Officer for BankBoston, and served as an Operations Support Officer for the Central Intelligence Agency.

Kim earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Bryant University and is a 2020 graduate of Leadership Cape Cod. She moved to Dennis in 2010, where she raised her three children and enjoyed volunteering for the DY Youth Baseball and Football programs. She is a certified meditation instructor for fun and spends her spare time at the beach, practicing yoga, skiing, and traveling.

Krystal Solimine

Board Director

I am a proud Cape Cod native and have always looked for ways to give back to my community. I have a background in Human Services and Financial Services. I currently work for Cape Cod 5 as a Loan Quality Control Operations Coordinator and also provide private care for an adult with Special Needs.

When I learned about BHI and its mission, I couldn’t help but wonder how many lives this program might have saved – including those of former classmates, friends, and family members I lost to mental illness and/or substance use. I knew immediately that I wanted to be part of BHI and help continue its important work. I see BHI as more than a program; it is a gift that can truly change lives. I am honored to be part of BHI and to help support future generations on Cape Cod.

Toni Rubino

Board Director

Toni is a relationship-driven community advocate with a genuine passion for helping people access the support they need to heal and move forward. Over the last several years, Toni has focused her work in the behavioral health space through business development and outreach, building meaningful connections with programs supporting alcohol and substance use disorder (SUD/AUD) and mental health. Prior to transitioning into behavioral health, she spent 20 years in business development within the financial services industry—experience that shaped her collaborative, relationship-focused approach to building trust and long-standing partnerships.

Returning to higher education later in life, Toni began her academic journey at Cape Cod Community College before transferring to Curry College, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in Communication with a minor in Psychology. Deeply rooted in Cape Cod, she is committed to building and maintaining strong relationships across the region and throughout New England, helping expand awareness of treatment resources and reduce barriers to care.