This little tidbit of information sent to me by several foot soldiers over the weekend, got me thinking, “Glad I don’t have a business in Brookings”
BROOKINGS – The Brookings Area Chamber of Commerce (BACC) has hired David Merhib as executive director to lead the local business organization.
Merhib, a Brookings resident and recent school board candidate, joins the Chamber team with a strong background in institution management and leadership of non-profits.
After earning a B.A. in art history from the University of Oregon and a master’s in educational administration from South Dakota State University, Merhib served for eight years as director of the Visual Arts Center at the Washington Pavilion in Sioux Falls. Merhib was responsible for strategic planning, developing businesses relationships, fundraising and collaborating with city, state and regional organizations to further the mission of the Visual Arts Center.
Besides the fact that the Brookings Chamber probably made a bad choice (Maybe Pitty Patt will look into David’s past). One has to wonder, why did David ‘Leave’ the Pavilion? Or was he asked to leave?
Rumor has it that there was a major ‘incident’ last year involving the VAC that probably didn’t bode well with Merhib. I was told by an anonymous source several months ago about the incident, and I asked for documentation to back up the allegations, and have never received it. Hopefully this latest upheaval will get some document proof in the hands of Detroit Lewis.
Stay tuned.