As NOSH Delivers! continues to expand its reach across the North Shore, the Glen Cove-based food pantry has created a new executive leadership role, appointing longtime nonprofit and corporate executive Margaret Myhan as its first executive director.
Christine Rice, chairwoman of NOSH Delivers!’ board of directors, announced that the position was established in response to the pantry’s rapid growth and increasing operational demands. Myhan will oversee the organization’s management, operations and donor relations, responsibilities previously handled by board members. She will work closely with a 10-member board of directors, along with NOSH cofounder and director of youth and community engagement Courtney Callahan and Linda Eastman, the organization’s director of operations.
Founded in March 2020 at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, NOSH Delivers! now serves roughly 750 families each week across Glen Cove, Bayville, Roslyn, Locust Valley and Sea Cliff. , “Without those volunteers, we would be nowhere,” Myhan said.
“Their kindness and their eagerness to jump in and help is just overwhelming.”
The pantry relies on food from LI Cares and Island Harvest, along with donations from supermarkets, bakeries, farm stands and community members.
More than 370 volunteers prepare grocery bags, stock shelves, deliver food to homes and assist walk-in recipients at the VFW Hall in Glen Cove.
Myhan, a Garden City resident who grew up on Long Island, said she discovered NOSH Delivers! after the closure of Our Lady of Mercy Academy in Syosset, where she served as president and CEO for 12 years.
“I was googling not-for-profits, came across NOSH Delivers! and said, ‘This sounds interesting,’” she said. “I was very impressed with the short life of NOSH — the level of outreach and accomplishments certainly intrigued me.”
She said a lifelong emphasis on service made the role a natural fit.
“My parents were always very active in volunteerism, and that was inbred in us from the time we were kids to give back and get involved in the community,” Myhan said.
Before leading Our Lady of Mercy Academy, Myhan held senior executive roles at Rockefeller Group Business Centers, OgilvyOne, Rapp Collins Worldwide and Grey Direct Marketing. Although Myhan was coy about her age, in 2012 she served as the general manager for Rockefeller Group Business Centers.
One of the programs she now helps oversee is NOSH’s Kids Food Independence Program, or KFIP, which provides take-home meals for children who rely on school food programs during the week.
“We’re going through about a thousand bags a week,” Callahan said. “That’s a tremendous amount, and it shows how much the need is there.”
Callahan said Myhan’s leadership has already strengthened the organization.
“She has really inspired me to be better at my job,” Callahan said. “The way she leads is kind, professional and empowering — it makes you feel supported and confident in what you’re doing.”
Callahan added that the KFIP program has become a unifying force within the community.
“It’s brought these kids together — kids who aren’t facing food insecurity but are so dedicated to helping families who are,” she said. “It makes everyone at NOSH go to bed at night knowing that children will have lunches over the weekend.”
Now working full time at the pantry, Myhan said she is focused on strengthening funding, supporting volunteers and ensuring NOSH can keep pace with rising food insecurity across Nassau County.
“They truly are the backbone of NOSH,” she said.
