99 People and Counting...

I've just received a few more names to add to the list of those who exited UNCG under Kim Record's distinctive leadership. Nearly 100 people found the environment worth leaving behind. Nearly every day I hear from someone with a confirmation of the toxic nature of her management. She has been protected by the bubble of administrative superiority for a long time, but now that this bubble is deflating, I wonder how much longer she'll be with us?

She never seems to have been particularly compatible with UNCG, almost as if she wants to make us into something we're not. A favorite tactic seems to be to cut off resources from those who need them and then to claim surprise at their failure to thrive. Sure it's underhanded and not particularly sportsmanlike but why would we look to the leader of our athletics program to demonstrate notions of fair play?

In any case, at least she did play a little defense after her assistant AD Brian Battle tried to strangle a soccer player on the field. By which I mean, she buried the story and possibly paid Battle to go away. That's a move that's pretty standard in the UNCG playbook, I'm sure he followed some better opportunity. It seems that even if you mess up badly (ie somebody catches you) your "externalization" is still padded.

That's why I guess I'm still surprised that they didn't offer that same face saving opportunity to Edna Chun that they did to Paul Mason (who apparently either was paid off enough that he doesn't need to work...or it's awful hard for him to escape what his name has come to represent). I wouldn't feel too badly for Chun though, after all, she's used to moving on. In fact, almost all of these executive types are. It's too bad we can't do a trade, get back some of the people who were long term members of UNCG's community in exchange for the release of some of these upper admins back into the wild.

Barring that, or a genuine reformation by those remaining, it'd be helpful if we could wrap up the executive admin exodus before the arrival of the new chancellor; give her/him a fresh start, a fighting chance. We all want our new chancellor to succeed and in order to help ensure that s/he can swim, it's time to release some of the dead weight that might pull even an olympian to the bottom.

Kim Record
Benita Peace
Jan Zink
Bonita Brown
Bryan Terry

If you love us, you'll leave us. And if you don't...we'll drum you out.

A bit of helpful advice.

Kim Record's Record Loss

I know that one of the metrics held up to measure faculty and departments across campus is the retention of students. I wondered how administrators might fare when held up to that same standard. What I found when going through the employee database was that the 11 lost employees in University Relations or the 30 lost in University Advancement pales in comparison to the 93 lost in Intercollegiate Athletics.

Sure, some of these can be accounted for because they were temporary employees (although that is actually simply a front for the fact that they couldn’t keep anybody around), and three of them have been transferred to other departments. However, the stories of bullying and abuse make it abundantly clear that what we have here is another (or should I say the original) of Brady’s toxic administrators: Kim Record.

There are two main reasons why I bring this up.

First, it is that it is part of the evidence that Brady has created a toxic work environment that spreads beyond one or two anti-social administrators. Paul Mason wasn’t a lone wolf, he was well suited to the administrative environment for which he was hired. And the poison Brady has brought will not disappear with him or with her ‘retirement.’

Second, because although it is too late to help those who have been fired or forced out, there may be some vindication for them in knowing that their story is being told.

What amazes me is that all of this sort of slipped under the radar – how we could lose over 90 people and nobody really question the abilities of the person brought in to lead. If a department were to lose 90 students, you’d better believe there would be repercussions. I can’t imagine why upper administration is not held to the same standard they so heartily avow is an important measure of quality and performance.

Each area of the university that suffers under Brady’s creatures seems to have done so in relative isolation – each group having little idea of what had happened (other than scattered rumor) to the others and quietly hoping that each incremental disaster was to stop before it reached their walls. It is understandable in such a fear filled environment that many would simply hunker down and hope for the best. Unfortunately, it is in increments that the waters around all of us rise, as TS Eliot said: “until human voices wake us and we drown.”

The history is clear and the disappearances have left scars on our collective psyche, damage to the community for which there must be truth before there can be reconciliation and we must demand as much before a new chancellor can wander unaware (or foolishly) into this and expect to lead us forward.

First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a Socialist.

Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a Trade Unionist.

Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a Jew.

Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.

            -Martin Niemoeller

These are the names and in parenthesis the date of hire. Any information that would help to correct or amend anything on this list would be greatly appreciated.

Erica Zabkar, Assistant Coach (temp)

James Wyatt – moved from ICA to human resources (-$30,000)

Chad Workman, Assistant Coach (2004)

Jesus Wilson, AC (2008)

Vanessa Williams, AC (1992)

Mark Williams, HC (2004)

Laura Tomes, AC (2002)

Benjamin Thompson, Lecturer

Paula Terrell (transferred to accounting and finance - 1997)

Richard Stewart, Associate Director (2001)

William Steffen, AC (2004)

Janine Sprague - temp

Carrie Smith – temp (2006)

Jennifer Severns, AC (2006)

Jessica Schmidt, AC (2007)

Jarrett Santos – temp (30k)

Gary Ross, Assistant Director (2007)

John Rolle
Christopher Roberts, AC (2007)
Carla Roberts (?), Dance team (2001 - 2006)

Martin Redelinghuys, AC (1979)

Edward Radwanski (1999)

Jessica Poole (public safety officer)

Carol Peschel (1985)

Perry Phillip (1985)

Linda Peronto (2000)

David Percival (1994)

Michael Parker (1984)

Elizabeth Palazzi (2008)

Skydra Orzen (2005)

Kevin Oleksiak, Director (2006)

Vanessa Oakes, AC (2008)

Patrick Nichols, Head Coach – Volleyball (2006)

Linh Nguyen, Head Coach (2003)

Siri Mullinix, AC (2005)

Thomas Mozur, Head Coach - Tennis (2002)

Sylvia Mims, Associate Director (1979)

Emily Marron, Head Coach (2003)

Jason Loukides, Head Coach (2004)

Margaret Long (2007)

David Lee, AC (2005)

Shona Lauritano (2002)

Kaleah Latham, AC (2006)

Christina Kramer (2007)

Daisy Kovach, Associate Head Trainer (2006)

Gary Klutts, Assistant Director (2006)

Ronald Keefe, AC (2007)

Brian Judski, AC (2007)

Gwen Johnson (2001)

Rod Jensen, Associate Coach (2005)

Michale Janela (2008)

Justin Hukill (2009)

Neil Holmes (2006)

Erika Holmes (2007)

Michael Hirschman (2004)

Jonathan Hines (2004)

Kristina Hill
Jennifer Herzig, Head Coach (1986)

Jana Henderson (transferred to admissions)

Ashley Hayes (2007)

Nancy Hawks (2007)

Steven Hassen (2005)

James Harward (2007)

Amanda Haren (2007)

Chorhonda Gwaltney, AC (2010)

Edward Gordon (2008)

Corey Gipson, AC (1999)

Michael Gaski, Head Coach (1989)

Shawn Garus (2005)

Meghan Gannon (2008)

Brian Flynn (1998)

Carlie Fink (2010)

Shaina Ervin (2007)
Alex Edge

Kevin Easley, AC (2006)

Scott Desrosiers
Jennifer Desrosiers
David Dement, Head Coach (1995)

Celia Denham
Amber Debnam, AC (2007)

Aaron Craft, AC (2008)

Joann Cozart (2004)

John-Edward Comer – University Program Specialist, Alumni Affairs

Matthew Chazanow (2008)

Katherine Carter (2007)

Joanna Camp (1985)

Daren Burns (2009)

Laura Briggs (2008)

Paul Brennen (2007)

Deeann Brennan (1997)

Nelson Bobb (1983)

David Black (2001)

Jay Benfield, AC (1997)

Lauren Beasley (2010)

Brian Battle

Mary Avent, Associate Director (2000)

Cherie Avent (2009)

James Athas, AC (1999)

Lynne Agee, Head Coach (1981)