Huntington Witherill has resigned from the CPA Board. As he said in his resignation letter (ellipses indicate deletions):
When I joined the board in late February, 2009, it was originally my intention to remain on the board for no more than six months in effort to help the organization get back on its feet… At the time, I had assumed that six months would be sufficient to get the job done. In retrospect, six months was insufficient and thus I have remained on the board for a full year.
Because I have previously served a full-term as a board member, back when the organization was first formed in the early 1990s, I have continued to feel it appropriate that I step aside at the earliest opportunity in order to give others a chance to serve…
I would like to express my thanks to all members of the board for the hard work that each of you have contributed during what has been a time of uncertainty and rebuilding of the organization. I am confident that the work we collectively accomplished over the past year will help to ensure that the Center for Photographic Art remains a viable and healthy organization…
For years, Huntington has been a great photographer, an enthusiastic supporter of other photographers, a gifted teacher, an incredible asset to the Center, and, speaking personally, a greatly-valued friend. I’m sorry that he won’t be on the Board, but my regret is relieved by the knowledge that Tracy Morrison, Huntington’s talented wife, has joined the Board. More on that later.
Jim