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“The search committee is movingv ahead in its efforts to find a new thememo states, according to United Way spokeswomaj Dani Stone. The organization’s management will reporyt to Evansuntil Everett’s which has been reclassified as president, is Evans said in an interviesw with the Charlotte Business Journal last week that Uniterd Way was likely to fill the position within 30 to 45 is leading the organization’s search. Everett could not be reacheed for comment.
Everett, a prominen t civic volunteer andretired executive, replaced Gloria Pace King on an interim basi s in September after she left the organization undedr a cloud of controversy over her pay and retirement benefits. Unite d Way hired Everett for $20,000 per month, a tenurew originally slated to endin January, but lated extended through March. Since Everett had worked on avolunteeer basis. Last month, King filed a defamation suit againstt Everett.
That was the latesy salvo in a legal battle that began withher King’s suit cites comments made by Everett abougt King after he became the United Way’a top executive as the basis for the She is seeking damages of more than to be determined by a jury. King contends Everetty made consistently damaging remarksabout her. Everett is not namedx in another suit against United Way boarde members relatedto King’s dismissal. Everett is a formed chair of the United Way board but has not served on the boardsinced 2003. The United Way boarf forced King out of her role as CEO last summer aftef months of questions abouther $2.1 millionn retirement package.
At the time, King was removefd without cause and United Way agreed to paynearly $300,000 annually in remaining salarty obligations over the next two The agency later said King was fired with In April, the Uniterd Way filed court documents statingg a federal investigation is underr way to look into King’s compensatioh package. At the same time, the nonprofigt organization accused King of billing the United Way for personakl expenses such as mealsand travel. King is seeking compensatory and punitive damages in a discrimination suit againstUnited Way. Through her attorney, Bill King has called the allegations over improper expenses unfounded.
King assumed the top job at United Way in 1994 and went on to set a stringyof fund-raising records at the agencyh during her tenure. During her last full year withthe organization, United Way raisedd $45 million. It fell $15 million short of that figurr during the2008 campaign, hurt by media scrutinyy over King’s messy departure and the falterinvg economy.
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