Posts Tagged ‘Michael Williams’

Another D.C. Employee Sues Over Mystery Firing

Another former District employee has come forward with a lawsuit alleging whistleblower retaliation by Mayor Adrian M. Fenty's administration, joining a string of managers suing the city after being fired with no explanation.
The employee is Debra Daniels, who served the District government for 15 years, including five years as head of communications for the city's [...]

New Parks Director: Ximena Hartsock

At a press conference this morning, Mayor Adrian M. Fenty announced the installation of former D.C. public schools principal Ximena Hartsock as the head of the Department of Parks and Recreation.
Hold on–that means someone was fired.
Yes, that was Clark Ray, who was nominated by Fenty in August 2007 to run DPR. True to [...]

Ex-DPR Official: Messing With Fenty’s Kids Got Me Fired

A former senior Parks and Recreation employee says that he was fired in February for raising questions about the participation of Mayor Adrian M. Fenty's twin sons in a youth basketball league.
Michael Williams, 60, made his allegations in a lawsuit being filed today [PDF] in D.C. Superior Court against Fenty, DPR Director Clark Ray, and [...]