East Bay Community Action Program Announces Staff Promotion

(East Providence, RI, July 27, 2023) - East Bay Community Action Program (EBCAP) is pleased to announce the promotion of Kimberly Epler, MSW, LICSW, QMHP, to Director of Behavioral Health Outpatient and Emergency Services. Epler has been with the agency’s Behavioral Health Department since 2016 as its Manager of Emergency and Intake Services.

In her new role, Epler will oversee the daily operation of EBCAP’s Behavioral Health Emergency Services and Intake Department, its Same Day Access/Triage Program, and all general outpatient behavioral health services. “Kimberly has done an amazing job growing our emergency services program and maintaining its highest standards of care,” states Amy Lagasse, EBCAP’s Vice President of Behavioral Health. “She brings a wealth of clinical knowledge, enthusiastic energy, and a can-do attitude to everything she does. She will be tremendously successful in her new role” adds Lagasse.

Epler earned her B.A. in Sociology from Wheaton College in Wheaton, IL and her MSW from the University of Illinois Chicago. Epler is also certified as a Qualified Mental Health Professional. She specializes in evidence-based practices, person-centered recovery, co-occurring diagnosis, and risk and crisis management.

East Bay Community Action Program is a private, non-profit 501(c) (3) corporation that provides a wide array of health and human services to the residents of Rhode Island’s East Bay, including the municipalities of Barrington, Bristol, East Providence, Jamestown, Little Compton, Middletown, Newport, Portsmouth, Tiverton and and Warren. For more information, visit www.ebcap.org