The Community Caregivers Staff
Community Caregivers staff consists of 4.9 full-time employees. All of our employees are committed to our mission and truly enjoy working with our volunteers, clients, and Loaner's closet patrons. Altogether our staff has over 61 years of experience in their areas of responsibility.
Improving the quality of life for everyone we serve.
We are committed to:
- Compassion
- Respect
- Dedication
- Excellence
- Reliabilty
Cindee Alice Tanuma
Executive Director
Cindee has been with Caregivers since 2004, serving as Executive Director since 2006, during
which time the program has grown from a two-person office to an eight-person staff supporting
nearly 400 volunteers and 300 clients. “Working alongside our dedicated staff and volunteers to
assist others is a privilege and an honor,” she says. As a native New Englander, Cindee fell in
love with nonprofits as a teenager through her work with the UCC Churches mission trips and a
year of service with Up With People. She is a graduate of Goucher College where she studied
relational psychology and worked in an AIDS hospice house. After graduation, Cindee joined
Volunteer Maryland within AmeriCorps, developing a self-sustaining volunteer
program. Cindee, her husband, and their two children live on a Goffstown mini-homestead
where they enjoy growing Christmas trees, harvesting apples, and making maple syrup. Cindee
is known for her impeccable memory for names and love of cake.
Donna Kluk
Director of Site Services
Donna first volunteered with Community Caregivers in 2011, joining the staff a year later. In
those early years, she spent a good part of her day carrying equipment up and down flights of
stairs to the Loaner’s Closet, then located on a fourth floor. (“I miss those major workouts!” she
says.) Donna’s past work as a home health aide and her extensive experience with handling
durable medical equipment and donated supplies keeps the Loaner’s Closet humming along
with efficiency and good humor. As a survivor of breast cancer, Donna has a favorite
motivational quote, which sums up her personal mantra: “…Challenge accepted; challenge
achieved!” When she is not at work, Donna loves being Grandma Kiki, working on her sewing
and quilting, kickboxing, hiking, and tending to her cats and dog.
Gail Wolfe
Loaner’s Closet Assistant
“How can I help you today?” are the first words you hear from everyone at CCGD –and we mean it!” says Gail Wolfe. “This has been my mantra since I was a Brownie Scout.” Gail’s drive
to help others led her to a long career as an Occupational Therapist and brought her to the Loaner’s Closet. “I love working with our clients when they come in for adaptive equipment,” she says. Outside of work, Gail is a Red Hatter, a volunteer at a food pantry, and she assembles donated backpacks for school kids. She loves to read and spend time with her beloved cats.
Deb Lucci
Donor Relations Manager
“If I picked a perfect job for myself, it would be the newly created position as the Donor Relations Manager,” says Deb Lucci. Deb worked in the banking industry for many years, most recently as the Vice President of Finance and Human Resources at a local community bank. She joined Caregivers in 2022. “This role uses my finance and customer-service skills, as well as my desire to help people." she says. "Like many of the families we encounter at Community
Caregivers, I am helping my parents navigate challenges that come with age. I am inspired every day by the grace of our clients." Outside of work, Deb likes to spend time gardening and is an avid walker. She loves spending time with her four grandchildren and her grand-dog.
Tricia Adams
Transportation Coordinator
Tricia Adams joined Community Caregivers in 2022 in the newly created role of Transportation
Coordinator. A native New Englander and now a Derry resident, Tricia’s love of community
service started in high school when she founded an AIDS Awareness Committee and took part
in fundraising events throughout the region. Her work alongside dedicated healthcare
professionals introduced Tricia to the value of advocacy and personal support, especially for
seniors. “I am so grateful I had the chance early in my life to experience the feeling that goes
with helping people become more empowered and independent,” she says. Along with her
work, Tricia enjoys coaching her son’s Little League team and cheering her daughter on at Roller
Derby.
Vicky Gibson
Bookkeeper
Vicky Gibson joined Community Caregivers in 2022, following a career in human resources and finance management. “It is wonderful to join this amazing group of people who provide endless compassion and respect for everyone needing our services,” she says. Outside of work, Vicky spends time playing with her grandchildren and traveling to beautiful destinations with her husband.
Courtney Cashman
Program Director
Courtney is the newest member of Community Caregivers but she is not new to helping her community. She started the Derry and Chester branch of End 68 Hours of Hunger in 2018 and considers helping others to be a core value. As the new Program Director her goal is to oversee, support and grow the volunteer program as well as CCGD’s profile in community. “I consider it a privilege to be involved in the clients lives. My favorite part of this job is working directly with the clients. I really love working with them to match the perfect volunteer for their needs and seeing that partnership grow and thrive.”
Katie Mauro
Grant Writer
Katie joined Community Caregivers in 2023 after working in the public health field, focusing on community health and healthy aging. "The staff and volunteers at Community Caregivers go above and beyond to help our clients stay independent at home for as long as possible," she says. "I'm merely the storyteller and thrilled to do it. Sharing their stories helps us show the impact of the charitable giving entrusted to us. It's my job to quantify the impact of our nonprofit through the numbers. But a few things can't be measured, like the compassion, dignity, and companionship that come with our line of work. Long story short: it's priceless."