Yeah, that¹s what I think too.

When I was in grad school, the museum management professor said, ³Don¹t ever
fire anyone‹eliminate their position.²

Claudia

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Claudia J. Nicholson
Executive Director
North Star Museum of Boy Scouting and Girl Scouting
2640 E. Seventh Avenue
North St. Paul, MN  55109
651-748-2880
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On 5/22/08 2:59 PM, "John Martinson" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Been there done that.  That is part of the fear(s) of being a ED of a small
> (or any) museum.   \
> It reads to me that the Board and ED could not work togehter.
> 
> John
> Boise, ID
> 
> 
>> 
>> Date: Thu, 22 May 2008 11:59:47 -0700
>> From: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: [MUSEUM-L] Elimination of an Executive Director
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> 
>> 
>> Here is a link to a story in the Portland Tribune about a museum that
>> eliminated the Executive Director position, temporarily. All of us who have
>> worked in museums have seen board members and EDs have differences (I know I
>> did), but I have seldom seen it written up in a local news story. Anyway,
>> here is the linek. As a side note, I do not know anyone involved, and have
>> never been to the museum. I just thought it an interesting bit to share.
>>  
>> http://www.portlandtribune.com/metro_news/story.php?story_id=1211417508130066
>> 00
>>  
>> County historical society drops executive director
>> By Darryl Swan  
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