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Gary Dugal
July 20, 2022
Good Will-Hinckley names new president to succeed Rob Moody
By William Hall
Good Will-Hinckley, the private school and education services provider in Fairfield, has named longtime educator Gary Dugal as its new president and executive director.
He succeeds Rob Moody, who is leaving the private, nonprofit institution at the end of the month to become the principal at China Primary School in Regional School Unit 18. Moody announced his plans in April.
Dugal has nearly 30 years of experience in education, 25 of those years at Good Will-Hinckley, most recently as the vice president of operations.
“The mission of this organization — helping youth and families live, heal, learn, and grow — has never been more robust or necessary than it is today,” Dugal said in a news release Tuesday. “The importance of the work our incredible staff does every day, cannot be overstated. As such, I walk into this position with my eyes wide open, feeling the weight of this responsibility.”
Dugal earned a bachelor’s degree in business and community health education from the University of Maine at Farmington, and a master’s degree in educational leadership from the University of Maine.
Good Will-Hinckley, previously known as Good Will-Hinckley Home for Boys & Girls, dates to 1889 and for many years provided residential and educational services for low-income children and troubled youth. In 2009, budget problems forced the organization to lay off over 100 employees and shutter many of its operations.
GWH ultimately sold off part of its 2,450-acre campus and refocused its mission of non-traditional education and support for children and young adults with behavioral health problems, disabilities and other special needs.
In 2012, Good Will-Hinckley led the creation of the Maine Academy of Natural Sciences, Maine’s first charter high school. Moody, who has led Good Will-Hinckley for nine years, helped keep it on its growth plan, the GWH board said in April.
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