Newfields board issues first statement since Nov. 10 announcement of CEO’s departure

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14 thoughts on “Newfields board issues first statement since Nov. 10 announcement of CEO’s departure

  1. HR people making C suite decisions is a terrible idea and a great way to ruin an organization or company.

    “As a seasoned HR executive, I believe in the importance of strong HR practices, collaborative decision-making and adherence to proper governance procedures for the well-being of the organization,” Sims said.

  2. How it all began:
    DEI to IMA: “Let’s have a conversation about race.”
    IMA: “Sure, we’re good-hearted folks who want to do the right thing, and we assume you are, too.”
    DEI: “Great. So, what is it you want to do?”
    IMA: “We’d love to get more blacks in here, but we also want to keep all our whites.”
    DEI 1: “Did they just say something positive about white people?”
    DEI 2: “Yes, and they didn’t capitalize ‘Black’ while leaving ‘white’ in lower-case!”
    DEI 1 and 2: “Racism! Fire a white person!”

    1. LOL, totally accurate. DEI is just a resentment-driven ideology at its core, has nothing to do with fairness.

    2. “Burnette was hired in part to ease a race-related controversy involving her predecessor,…..” Can u say this? Isn’t this why the dude got fired. By half of the world’s definition….this comment is racist….i think you need to throw yourself on the ground and apologize…..

  3. Does anyone find it curious that Burnette hasn’t appeared in public to trump the race card and raise holy hell? Could it be that she has personally accepted the circumstances of her departure and has no basis to raise the issue? I get that other board members resigning adds to the intrigue, but maybe she just sucked at her job.

    1. I’m guessing that part of Burnette’s exit involved an agreement not to speak about it? Like everyone else, I don’t know what happened and can only guess. As a long-time IMA member, what I find most disappointing is that it seems every major decision they make is opaque to the public. Refusing to discuss matters like this in any form whatsoever invites everything from misinformation to conspiracy theories, right?

  4. When another arts organization in town released a new CEO after a short employment time, no one got worked up and shouted “transparency”. Guess what, that guy was white.

  5. I am guessing that the resignations that have taken place thus far are just as likely to be …..get me out of here….i didn’t sign on for this….i want my life back….who knows….

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