I wonder if the board and the board president took time to evaluate their current situation after the dismissal of Chris. If they had evaluated the organization _base_d on the coo that took place to remove the former ED, the evaluation from the consultants and morale of the employees they should have hired someone with previous experience dealing with change. They needed a leader who could take action to engage the board and employees around the positive things MAF was doing and quickly work to bring balance to the organization. They needed a leader and they instead hired a manager.