the gBritt PR team

The gBritt team

Gillian Britt
Founder & Partner

The arts. Fine food. Fashion. Family. Fierce public relations and promotion. Those are the driving passions in Gillian’s life.

With a B.A. in English from Youngstown State University in Youngstown, OH Gillian launched a career in public relations and promotions at one of Chicago’s most prestigious PR Firms. In 1995 she and her husband (who also happens to be her business partner) migrated to Maine where Gillian took up residence as Director of Public Relations for one of the region’s largest marketing firms.

In the fall of 2002 she established gBritt PR and in addition to the work she does for her clients she sits on the board of the Maine Jewish Film Festival, is a member of the Maine Arts Commission's Community Relations/Public Information Committee and was recently appointed to Portland’s Creative Economy Steering Committee.

James Britt
Partner

When it comes to vision and passion, you can just add a “ditto” to Gillian’s with a dash of love of sports and music and you have a sense of what matters to Jim. With a B.S. in Business and Marketing, Jim has held key marketing roles within the food, beverage and hospitality industries. Having worked with Barber Foods and then with the Chicago-based International Food Marketing Association (IFMA), Jim translates his passion for fine dining and food culture into his everyday life. Prior to founding gBritt PR with Gillian, he was a Senior Account Director at one of the nation’s leading experiential marketing firms working with Kraft Foods/Nabisco and SONY Online Entertainment.

Jim holds a position on the Board of Directors for the Children’s Museum of Maine and is a co-founder and current board member at Share Our Strength Maine, the state-level chapter of the highly regarded national non-profit Share Our Strength.

Debra Tenenbaum
believes everyone has a story to tell. A story of where they came from, what they’re doing here, and where they’re going.

The story of Debra’s career begins at Boston College where she first became enamored with the world of public relations. Shortly after graduating, she moved to Portland with her husband. Debra fell in love with the city’s excellent restaurants, vibrant music and arts scene, and easy access to the outdoors.

While she savored all that Portland, and Maine, had to offer, Debra managed the public relations for a large community bank and then became the director of development and marketing for a $14 million nonprofit organization.

Debra spends her time doing exactly what she loves – hanging out with her family, exploring Maine, and sharing the stories of some of the most exciting businesses and organizations in the state.