Joanna,
I think that you make a great point that Jackie is taking the fall and looks like the poor leader. Was it a set up? It's pretty common for a board to think that their job is done after the search and hire process - and they want someone who can do everything right away. The transition time to help a new director become successful is at least as important as the actual hiring decision. Did they make an error in hiring Jackie? What skills and characteristics were needed in the new director, and would a different person have resulted in different decisions?