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SVCF facing calls for new leadership

Original post made on Apr 27, 2018

The Silicon Valley Community Foundation is reeling from a crisis of leadership following allegations last week that the organization had allowed a toxic workplace culture to fester for years. On Thursday (April 26), its founding CEO Emmett Carson was placed on paid leave.

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Posted by former employee
a resident of Menlo Park: Suburban Park/Lorelei Manor/Flood Park Triangle
on Apr 27, 2018 at 12:20 pm
former employee is a registered user.

This is completely consistent with my experiences at SVCF, which I left (of my own volition) a couple of years post-merger. I'd forgotten about having to reapply for our jobs. Ugh.

But I'll never forget the first merged holiday party, when Emmett fondly introduced Mari Ellen as a "pit bull." Of *course* he knew how she treated people. It was a feature, not a bug.

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