Shared from The Baltimore Banner, 1/13/23
If the board moves to transition Boyd out, buying out the CEO’s four-year contract could cost the organization hundreds of thousands of dollars, the Baltimore Fishbowl has previously reported. The Columbia Association is funded by fees paid by residents.
Community residents stand to lose more than money, said Oakland Mills High School teacher Amy Brooks, who moved to Columbia with her family in 2008 and recently ran an unsuccessful campaign for state delegate.
Brooks said the Columbia Association has a history of instability, and Boyd’s departure as president and CEO will make it more difficult to attract leaders to work in the city.
Additionally, “we are going to lose valuable time and opportunity to improve CA, which is critical coming out of COVID,” Brooks told The Banner. “Lakey was addressing a lot of issues that have been neglected for a long time and was building relationships that quite frankly did not exist, like between high-needs schools and CA.”
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