The Gorham Food Pantry’s Board of Directors is pleased to announce that Debra Tanguay has been named as its new executive director. Deb will replace Fran Doucette, who is retiring from the position in late-April after years of service to the Gorham community. At the same time, the GFP would also like to announce the promotion of David Therriault, a longtime Pantry volunteer, to the position of Inventory Coordinator.
Diane O’Neill, GFP’s board president said, “Fran Doucette is one of the original Pantry founders and leaves an extraordinary legacy of caring and compassion in the Gorham community from her 20-years of service. After a three-month search to find an individual with the qualifications and personal traits to take on this important role, we feel extremely fortunate to have found someone with Deb Tanguay’s character and integrity, caring, humility and vision, to lead the Gorham Food Pantry into the future.”
Photo courtesy of Diane O’NeillThe Gorham Food Pantry welcomes a new executive director. Pictured from left to right is David Therriault, Deb Tanguay, Fran Doucette and Diane O’Neill.
Deb Tanguay was a teacher at Windham Middle School until 2014, and is currently a stay-at-home mom with her two young children. She resides in Gorham with her husband, Jason, who is a teacher and coach at Gorham High School. She received her BFA degree from the University of Maine at Farmington in 1998 with a double-major in English and Creative Writing, and a minor in Nutrition.
The GFP serves nearly 400 households in Gorham with an average of 100 families using the Pantry each month. The Pantry is located at 299-B Main Street in Gorham. Open hours are Thursday morning from 9–11 a.m. and the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month from 6–7 p.m.