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The Chair is too involved in the day to day operation of the company. Too many executives — Lyn Osmond, David Whitaker, Mark Anderson, Julie Mullins, Dawn Young, Rita Chen and the list goes on - have left because of his ineptness. Time for a Change.

- Old school mentality is pervasive throughout the organization - Departments are completely siloed with little collaboration (media relations, neighborhood strategy, corporate communications and marketing operate in their own worlds, for example) - Little room for strategic planning - Years-long history of ups and downs with furloughs and layoffs (this was a problem well before the pandemic) - Senior leadership aren't keeping pace with changing trends and technology barriers are pervasive - One Vice President doesn't live in Chicago, let along anywhere in Illinois - HR protects old leadership - Many departments outsource work to agencies - Many managers don't prioritize a healthy work/life balance - Horrendous onboarding experience - Terribly non-existent training for managers - Skeleton staff for such a large DMO