4 fired, 2 quit from Foothills center

The Daily Star offered an article today about the recent internal turmoil at Foothills Performing Arts Center. A division between board and staff has resulted in a turn over in staff and a list of accusations and calls for resignations. As the article states:

Four employees at Foothills Performing Arts Center were fired Tuesday, and two others resigned in support of their colleagues as the arts organization struggles with a fiscal crisis.

The Foothills board of directors cited financial reasons for the dismissals, said the former employees, who accused the board of cronyism, lack of cooperation and misuse of public money.

Former Executive Director Jennifer McDowall, one of those fired Tuesday, called for the board members to resign and for public scrutiny of the center's construction and operations.

McDowall and the five other former employees held a media conference at the downtown Clarion Hotel on Tuesday morning after ending their employment at Foothills, a complex a few blocks away across Market Street. Read more here.