Meet the Team
Cariann Harsh Daley MPA, MBA, Ed.M.
Executive Director
Cari joins Krempels with over 25 years of experience in neurodiversity and disability services. She has spent her career advocating for inclusive opportunities and building programs that empower individuals with diverse abilities. Her work includes leading the Massachusetts Division of Autism, where she grew the agency from zero clients to serving thousands annually with a budget exceeding $12 million.
Cari also brings expertise in brain injury services, having consulted with the Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission and the Massachusetts Brain Injury Association to enhance statewide programs. Her work involved engaging directly with individuals living post-injury and their caregivers, ensuring their needs were prioritized in service development.
In addition to her experience in leadership roles, Cari holds an MBA from Brandeis University and an MPA from Harvard Kennedy School, focusing on nonprofit management and strategic growth.
At Krempels, she is dedicated to fostering collaboration, enhancing programs, and ensuring members receive compassionate, high-quality care. Her leadership is driven by a commitment to respect, transparency, and continuous learning. She loves traveling and golfing with her high school age son. She also enjoys cycling, skiing, and she looks forward to exploring the Seacoast on her paddle board with Dukes, her labradoodle.
Terry Hyland
Community Relations & Development Officer
Terry joined Krempels in October of 2022. A seacoast New Hampshire native, he received his bachelor’s degree in Marketing from SNHU in 2013. Terry has held multiple positions within post-acute care organizations and brings over a decade of experience in communications, marketing and fundraising. In his role as Community Relations and Development Officer, he works to cultivate and strengthen relationships with donors, healthcare providers, and the public to bolster philanthropy, and increase referrals to and awareness of Krempels. Acknowledging that “gaps” in the healthcare system can exist and are sometimes substantial, Terry was thrilled for the opportunity to join the accessible and supportive community that is Krempels, to support the organizations fundraising efforts, and to begin spreading the word of the multitude of services they offer specifically tailored to those living with the long-term effects of acquired brain injury.
Erin Fairhurst, MS, CCC-SLP
Program Director
Erin joined Krempels in August 2024. She received her Master of Science (MS) in Communication Sciences and Disorders from the University of New Hampshire in 2017. Since then, she has been a speech language pathologist (SLP) in a variety of settings, including acute care, skilled nursing, and most recently, in outpatient rehabilitation services for Exeter Hospital. During her time at the hospital, Erin enjoyed working closely with patients status-post brain injury, focusing on speech and language, voice, and swallowing. Prior to becoming an SLP, Erin worked at MetLife in the strategic planning and communications division. Erin is excited to tap into skills acquired from both her clinical and corporate roles, and she feels honored to be welcomed into the Krempels community. Outside of work, Erin enjoys spending time with her husband and three children and exploring the great outdoors.
Kelly Redwine-DePierre, MS, OTR/L
Senior Program Coordinator
Kelly is an Occupational Therapist and has worked at Krempels Brain Injury Center since 2012. She is a certified brain injury specialist, adjunct professor and fieldwork educator. Kelly has supervised over 500 interns, earning her awards from multiple institutions and colleges for her excellence in fieldwork education. Kelly has presented at various state, regional and national conferences. Presentation topics include mental health, brain injury, creative-therapeutic interventions and community-based practice.
Heidi Savage, MS, OTP, CLC, CBIS
Intake Clinician
Heidi joined Krempels in July of 2024. Before ever setting foot at Krempels, she’d already lived a few different callings: serving as a combat veteran in the U.S. Navy, spending seven years as a minister in the inner city of Los Angeles, and building a career around helping people move — physically and otherwise. Heidi holds three masters-level degrees (Divinity, Exercise Science, and Occupational Therapy). Heidi is a certified brain injury specialist, life coach, and personal trainer. That range shows up in her work as Krempels’ intake clinician, where she meets people at the start of their journey and helps chart a path toward living fully after brain injury. Heidi is thrilled to be with Krempels in a role where she will get to directly support survivors of brain injury and their families.
Sierra Goodrich, CTRS
Program Specialist
Sierra joined Krempels in September 2025. She attended SUNY Cortland in central New York where she completed her Bachelor of Science in Therapeutic Recreation in 2016. Her internship with Northeast Passage brought her to New England where she fell in love with its natural beauty and vibrant community. Since then, she has worked in a variety of settings including an outpatient neurorehabilitation center, a foundation for autism and epilepsy, and an inpatient behavioral health unit. She has created and implemented adaptive sport programming and community relationships that included: adaptive sailing, rock-climbing, recumbent bikes and therapeutic swimming. Sierra also continues to maintain her Water Safety Instructor, Lifeguarding, and Swim Angelfish (adaptive swim) certifications to teach therapeutic swim lessons year round. She is excited to be a part of the Krempels community helping members foster a deep sense of belonging and increase overall quality of life. In Sierra’s leisure time you can find her chasing after her two active toddlers, serving the youth in her church, rollerblading, working with clay, playing volleyball with her husband or somewhere in, near, or around water!
Lisa Kopecki Thompson
Operations Manager
Lisa joined Krempels in June 2021. She studied Organizational Leadership at Southern New Hampshire University and recently retired from Liberty Mutual where she worked for 25 years in various customer service and IT roles. Lisa also brings with her knowledge and empathy from a caregiver’s perspective as her husband has been living with TBI since his near fatal accident in October of 2014. Lisa is excited to join the Krempels team because of the strong vision and meaningful mission of the organization geared towards those living with acquired brain injury.
Pete Bresnahan
Donor Relations Manager
Pete joined Krempels in September 2025. He studied Marketing at the University of Southern Maine and spent several years in the for-profit sector, focusing on product development and client relations. Wanting to make a greater impact with his experience, he joined the AmeriCorps VISTA program, where he worked with a Seacoast-based social services collective in community development and relations before joining the Krempels Center. Pete is passionate about helping others and raising awareness for causes he cares about, like brain injury, and is excited to be part of the amazing Krempels team.
MaryTheresa Michlik
Program & Operations Assistant
MaryTheresa Joined Krempels in May 2024. She has 17 years of experience in Customer Service and Administrative work. She is looking forward to applying the skills and knowledge she has to the Program Administrator Assistant position. MaryTheresa is excited to work alongside the Krempels staff and with the wonderful Krempels community of members.
Courtney Benevides
Community Relations & Marketing Coordinator
With an extensive background in public relations, brand strategy and communications, Courtney felt an instant connection and desire to serve and inspire this unique community when she moved to the Seacoast in 2015. She founded Seacoast Moms Blog in that year and went on to work with various local non-profits, including the Southern District YMCA. Prior to moving to the area, Courtney served in numerous roles and launched her own marketing consulting business. Courtney resides in Exeter, NH with her husband, daughter, and son. She fills her cup by volunteering at the schools, coaching for several local leagues and keeping up with her active family. A former collegiate athlete, Courtney is the Co-Director of the Exeter Youth Lacrosse Association. Courtney is honored to be part of the Krempels team and looks forward to supporting the community and beyond in her role.
Laura Dehler
Accounting Coordinator
Laura joins Krempels staff following 25 years working in accounting, finance, fundraising, communications, and project management roles for several area businesses and nonprofit organizations. Laura’s undergraduate studies in the humanities and French language combined with an MBA and several years working in academia and financial services in the Boston area, eventually led to a move to southern Maine where she teaches yoga classes and lives with her husband and two delightful kitties. Laura also works in senior care and is trained as an end of life Doula, volunteering at the Hospice of Southern Maine. She is honored to be joining the Krempels team and community of members and looks forward to lending her energy and expertise to further Krempels’s important mission.
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