Our Board
Our board is made up of dedicated individuals from many fields, including construction, real estate, social services, finance, and faith leadership.
Their collective expertise helps guide our programs, informs our strategic direction, and assesses the effectiveness of our organization, leading us in our mission to build homes, hope, lives, and community.
Is there a need for affordable homes on Cape Cod?
As of summer 2023, the median home price in Barnstable County was $670,000.
This value is seasonally adjusted and only includes the middle price tier of homes.
Barnstable County home values have continually risen over the last five years, deepening the housing crisis.
The lack of affordable homes in the region has led to families moving off Cape, homelessness, and, ultimately, the labor shortage.
The need for affordable homes across Cape Cod is critical.
Meet Our Board of Directors
Peter Kimball
Chairman
Peter is a respected and experienced home builder and remodeler based in Orleans. He is the past president of Home Builders and Remodelers Association of Cape Cod. Peter was the organizer and a participant in 4 Habitat Blitz Builds. He is an active committee member and Board member for Habitat for Humanity of Cape Cod.
Lynn Johnson
Vice-Chairman
Lynn is a retired trainer of thorough bred & standard bred racehorses in New Jersey. She moved to the Cape after marrying her husband Murray. They live in Harwich. Their son Ian is currently attending Mass Maritime Academy. Lynn is a member of the HHCC Faith Relations committee, is a volunteer family partner and has been a construction volunteer. Lynn has worked at the front desk, as a dental assistant and as the facilities manager at her husband’s dental practice. She is currently a PSIA (Professional Ski Instructors of America) certified alpine and adaptive ski instructor at Mount Snow. Lynn is the head coach for Special Olympics at Mount Snow. She has a passion for working with adults and children with special needs. Lynn serve on the Mission Committee as the Chairperson and Personnel Committee at the First Congregational Church in Harwich Center.
John Schoenherr
Treasurer
Before retiring to the Cape, John had a career in high tech, managing the development of Business Intelligence applications for Oracle. In 2016, John became a construction volunteer with Habitat Cape Cod and has since become a familiar face on a number of sites. In 2019 he joined a team of volunteers to transition our organization to Habitat Connect, our new platform for volunteer management, and in 2020 he started providing assistance in the area of financial reporting and analysis. John lives in Osterville.
Shari Hayes
Clerk
Shari has over twenty years of experience in commercial lending. Prior to joining Cape Cod 5 in 2010, Shari worked as a Commercial Lending Officer for another local banking institution. Earlier in her career, Shari worked in retail banking and as a Residential Mortgage Loan Officer.
In her current role as a Commercial Loan Officer with Cape Cod 5, Shari manages a portfolio of borrowers across a broad spectrum of industries and handles all facets of lending. She has expertise in SBA lending and financing affordable housing.
Shari is a graduate of Framingham State College and Mass Bankers School of Commercial Lending. She is an active member of the community and has served on the Loan Review Committee for the South Eastern Economic Development (SEED) Corp. for ten years. Shari has been a resident of Cape Cod for more than thirty-five years, and currently resides in Yarmouth Port with her husband and children.
Cindy Roth
Assistant Clerk
Cindy Roth has a BA in Business Management, specializing in Hospitality from the University of the Sacred Heart in San Juan, Puerto Rico. She has over 20 years experience in the Hospitality Industry having worked for Hilton Hotels, InnSeason Resorts and Bluegreen Resorts, in positions such as HR EEOC Officer & Employee Relations Manager, Regional Director of Training and Resort General Manager before becoming a Real Estate professional.
Cindy began working with Kinlin Grover Real Estate in 2012 and manages over 100 vacation rental properties on Cape Cod. She is also currently a member of the Cape & Islands Association of Realtors Diversity & Inclusion Committee.
Cindy, her husband Daniel and two children have made Cape Cod their home for almost 20 years and reside in Orleans.
Matt Anderson
Matt is the owner of Anderson Framing & Remodeling, a Cape Cod based residential framing contractor. They have been serving both custom homebuilders and homeowners throughout Cape Cod and the South Shore for the past 16 years. Prior to operating Anderson Framing & Remodeling, Matt attended Northeastern University where he graduated in 2004 with a dual concentration in Finance and Entrepreneurship. In addition to sitting on the Habitat for Humanity Board Matt also currently serves as President of the Home Builders and Remodelers Association of Massachusetts, sits on the Town of Sandwich Finance Committee and is past President of the Home Builders and Remodelers Association of Cape Cod. Matt first became involved with Habitat in 2014 providing the labor to frame the first Blitz Build home in collaboration with HBRACC. He has since provided framing labor for all four Blitz Build houses HBRACC has built. Matt grew up in Sandwich working for his father’s building business; this is where he found his passion for home construction. Currently Matt resides in East Sandwich with his wife Stephanie and their two daughters Addison and Audrey.
Wesley K. Blair, III
Warren Brodie
Warren is the principal of Law Offices of Warren H. Brodie, P.C., a law firm with offices in Falmouth and Wellesley, MA. The firm specializes in construction law and litigation, including the representation of developers, general contractors, subcontractors and material suppliers at all levels of the judicial process, including the Massachusetts Appeals Court and Supreme Judicial Court. Warren has been involved with Habitat since 2003 primarily with land acquisition and permitting, including Comprehensive Permits under Massachusetts General Laws, chapter 40B. Warren has been involved in over 80 Habitat homes.
Carol Forgione
Carol has over twenty-five years of experience as a Human Resources professional. Prior to joining Seamen’s Bank, Carol worked as Director of Human Resources at Nauset Public Schools. Carol has worked in a variety of industries including financial services, manufacturing, retail, environmental engineering, and public education.
Carol is a graduate of UMass Lowell and holds an MBA from Rivier College. Carol is active in the local community, volunteers for Brewster PTO and Cape Cod HR Association.
Michelle Meagher
Michelle is a seasoned marketing professional with extensive experience in the hospitality, building, and appliance industries. At KAM Appliances, she is responsible for all aspects of strategic marketing, brand management, and philanthropic partnerships. Alongside her husband, Michelle helped build Meagher Bros. Construction as a division of Meagher Construction. Prior to KAM Appliances, Michelle spent her career focused on hospitality marketing at Catania Hospitality Group and Red Jacket Resorts. A lifelong resident and 3rd generation Cape Codder, Michelle resides in Marstons Mills with her children and dog, Mater.
Peter Polhemus
Peter Polhemus is the Founding Partner of Polhemus Savery DaSilva Architects & Builders. His leadership in integrated architecture and construction began in the late 1970’s and he founded PSD in 1996.
Born in Washington’s Crossing, Pennsylvania, Peter pursued his undergraduate education at Harvard and Goddard Colleges, and received a Master of Architecture from MIT. He practiced with several Boston architectural firms, designing institutional, commercial, and residential projects, before moving with his family to Cape Cod in 1986. In 1996, after serving for 10 years as a lead architect with a Cape-based design and construction firm, he brought in that firm’s construction chief to partner with him on a new firm, Polhemus & Savery, which shortly thereafter became Polhemus Savery DaSilva. Peter’s leadership in integrated architecture and construction helped lead to a National Custom Home Builder of the Year Award for the firm. From 2011-2018, Peter served on the Board of Trustees for the Cape Cod Museum of Art, spending 2015-2017 as President. He also served on the Board of Trustees for the Cahoon Museum (2006-2008) and on the board of the Home Builders & Remodelers Association of Cape Cod as Vice President (2007-2008) and President (2008-2010). Peter served as a Habitat partner for a family who completed their home in Chatham in the beginning of 2024.
Melissa Wheeler
Melissa partnered with Habitat for Humanity of Cape Cod in 2012, building her dream home on the end of the Yellow Brick Road in North Truro. Melissa continues to volunteer her time on the construction sites, speaking at fundraising events, and welcoming new homeowners to the Habitat family. The opportunities that this partnership has created are abundant and her gratitude is endless. Melissa is a single mother to two children, Ava and Dylan and Timber the Doodle, her first and most rewarding job. She is also co-owner of Cape Cod Cleaning Collaborative, a thriving and successful cleaning and rental management company, servicing Provincetown to Bourne. Cape Cod Cleaning Collaborative partners with home and business owners in the management of their residential, vacation rental, and commercial spaces. Melissa employs 30 local, seasonal employees and continues to create year round employment opportunities for her fellow Cape residents. She is an artist, a Libra, and passionate about giving back to the community in creative and beautiful ways.
Dan Whiting
Dan Whiting has worked at Shepley Wood Products of Hyannis as the Marketing Director for 5 years. He grew up on the south shore in Weymouth, studied Mass Communications at Emerson in Boston, and moved to Plymouth after getting married. He currently resides in Carver, MA with his wife Maureen, his son Matthew, and his dog Sassy. When he is not working, he enjoys spending his time traveling, playing music, riding his motorcycle, and perfecting his pizza recipe.
Steven Xiarhos
Steve is the grandson of Greek legal immigrants and a lifelong American Patriot. He is the son and grandson of United States Army, Air Force, and Merchant Marine Veterans. He has a strong desire to serve our Country and assist and support the men and women of our American Armed Forces, First Responders, and Veterans and Military families of all wars and conflicts especially post 9-11. Currently, he serves on the Board of Directors of the Massachusetts Iraq and Afghanistan Fallen Heroes Memorial Fund and the Massachusetts Military Support Foundation; as well as a Volunteer for Wounded Warrior Project Cape Cod Soldier Ride. He is a graduate of Anna Maria College, Northeastern University, and Cape Cod Community College (where he majored in Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement).
Steve was born and raised in New Bedford, Massachusetts. In the summer of 1979, he found work as a seasonal Summer Reserve Police Officer, patrolling the town’s beaches during tourist season. One day, he received a call from the town, saying that he was being hired to be a full-time Patrol Officer. He accepted, beginning a 40-year career with the Yarmouth Police Department. During those four decades of service, Steve was promoted to the ranks of Detective, School Resource Officer, Patrol Sergeant, Lieutenant, Patrol Force Commander, Detective Division Commander, and eventually Deputy Chief of Police. He retired from the police department on December 8, 2019.
Throughout his career, Steve attended numerous specialized training courses and is a graduate of the Babson College Command Training Course and the FBI Law Enforcement Executive Development Seminar. He is the recipient of 22 various police department awards and decorations including Officer of the Year, Yarmouth Area Chamber of Commerce Person of the Year, Rotary Club of Yarmouth Vocational Service Award, Mothers Against Drunk Driving Officer of the Year, and the Barnstable County Human Rights Commission Rosenthal Award.
Currently, Steve lives in Barnstable with his fiancee, Denise L. Kalbach. Denise was born and raised in Harwich and is Registered Nurse working as an IV Therapy Specialist at Cape Cod Hospital. She has earned a Bachelors Degree from Salve Regina and Masters Degrees from UMASS Dartmouth and UMASS Boston. Soon, she will become a Nurse Practitioner.
