A June 11 front page article headed “New chairman at Pennsylvania Academy of Music Consultant let go.” It then goes on to say, before continuing on an inside page, “The academy’s board of trustees voted this week to replace Ware, who has served on the board since its inception 20 years ago, with Dr. Robert Falk. Falk is a partner in Anesthesia Associates of Lancaster. The trustees also replaced Ely Gonick, vice chairman of the board of directors…”
WATCHDOG: We found the opening of the article potentially misleading, although matters are clarified on the jump page.
Gonick resigned strictly on his initiative last Friday as did Paul Ware on Saturday. Both resignations came as a surprise but were understandable, especially in the case of Ware who was in a conflicted situation as principal creditor as well as Board Chair.
Both Ware and Gonick made outstanding contributions in terms of vision and service to the Academy. Ware’s guidance as Chair and huge personal guarantee of debt made it possible for construction to proceed.
On Monday, an emergency meeting of the Board of Trustees was convened and the leadership void filled. On Wednesday morning, NewsLanc announced that it would break the story by the end of the day and encouraged the Academy to provide a press release.
