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Things Are Going To Get Worse For The Met Before They Get Better

Tue, Dec 12, 2017
by Drew McManus
Adaptistration People 192
Initial fallout over The Metropolitan Opera’s (The Met) suspended music director James Levine’s alleged sexual misconduct is positively radioactive. There is no shortage of discussion on the topic, you’ll find thousands of comments across social media threads and online classical music outlets. Passions run deep and a sizable portion of that outrage is directed toward
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Questionable Management Spurs Police Investigation In Glenwood Springs, CO

Fri, May 5, 2017
by Drew McManus
Adaptistration People 175
Fictional devo staffers, imaginary grant writing software, and a lack of annual audits are only part of the concerns that ultimately led the Glenwood Springs police to investigate the Glenwood Springs Center for the Arts (GSCA) finances. The 5/22/2017 edition of the postindependent.com published an article by Ryan Summerlin that reports on the latest in
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Reinforcing The Ethical Significance Of Board Stewardship

Mon, May 5, 2016
by Drew McManus
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For those of you following the tragic circumstances at Healing Arts Initiative (HAI), this weekend uncovered news that casts an even darker tone to the already tragic situation. If you are new to the details, HAI’s former bookkeeper, Kim Williams, allegedly orchestrated an attack against the organization’s executive director, Rev. D. Alexandra Dyer, that materialized
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Avoiding Lawyer-Director Bear Traps

Mon, Feb 2, 2016
by Drew McManus
Adaptistration People 157
There’s a superb post today at ArtsHacker, written by Joe Patti that examines problems that regularly fly under the radar related to board members who are also attorneys. The lawyer may be faced with serving dual conflicting roles, one as a lawyer providing legal advice and the other as a director with a duty to
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Peninsula Symphony Embezzlement Case Just Became Creepy

Thu, Dec 12, 2014
by Drew McManus
Adaptistration People 132
In March, 2014 Peninsula Symphony Orchestra’s former executive director, Stephen Jay Carlton, was arrested on charges of grand theft, embezzlement, forgery, ID theft and tax fraud, plus enhancements for excessive taking. A recent article by Tracey Kaplan in the 12/5/2014 edition of the Mercury News reports Carlton was recently convicted on all charges and prosecutors
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