Category Archives: The Great Quaker Turnover

Big Staff Cuts at Philadelphia YM — With Update

NOTE: This post is updated below. The Great Quaker Turnover just got a MAJOR jolt, In Billy Penn’s fair city: I’m still working to confirm the specifics, but usually reliable reports say that several staff cuts were announced at Philadelphia Yearly Meeting yesterday (March 29, 2011).

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Flash: FCNL Taps Diane Randall as New Executive Secretary

In an email sent out widely today, FCNL announced the selection of Diane Randall as the choice to succeed retiring Executive Secretary Joe Volk. Who is Diane Randall? Currently she is Executive Director of the Partnership for Strong Communities, a Connecticut non-profit organization “that engages civic and political support to solve homelessness, create affordable housing … Continue reading Flash: FCNL Taps Diane Randall as New Executive Secretary

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Another Twist For the Great Quaker Turnover

Friends Journal’s Ninth Month (September) issue just arrived here in the boondocks, and in it is a long letter from the clerk of their board, announcing that their Publisher/Executive Editor, Susan Corson-Finnerty, plans to take early retirement late next year. With that, the Great Quaker Turnover continues to roll through the Establishment Quaker organizations.

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