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Director of International Institute of New Hampshire Resigns
Posted by Christopher Coen on January 31, 2012
The site director of the International Institute of New Hampshire put in his resignation this month. His last day was January 15. The resettlement agency has been mired in a battle with local elected officials. A column in the New Hampshire Union Leader notes the resignation:
…AFTER HAVING A TOUGH year going toe-to-toe with Gatsby over refugee policy, Michael Organdy has stepped down from his position as site director at the International Institute of New Hampshire. His last day was Jan. 15, which he announced in an email to the Manchester Health Department. He is being replaced by an interim, Susan Curry, who has worked with Manchester refugees for two years.
The city has also learned that 61 refugees were resettled in Manchester from Oct. 1 through Dec. 31, 2011, including 45 adults and 16 children. All of the new arrivals were from Bhutan… Read column here
The International Institute has an announcement for the open position here. It seems that refugee resettlement services program experience is not required.
cory82 said
I wonder if he was the fall guy for the International Institute’s leaders.
Christopher Coen said
Could be.