Grizz1,

Todd may be a little zealous in his own right, but I had some of the same thoughts he expressed when I read the announcement. I'm not yet a CCA member, so I hope that is the only reason why I had no idea CCA had a vacancy announcement, or that any candidates were being interviewed. Reading of the hiring after the fact reminded me of fait accompli, leaving me wondering if CCA attempted to recruit and hire the best candidate through an open competitive process. If not, then I'm left speculating that it might have been nepotism or cronyism, which admittedly has been known to produce outstanding performers sometimes.

I do wish CCA the very best of success, and I hope the new guy is a key contributor to that success.

Sg