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SafeQuest names Isom interim leader
FAIRFIELD — SafeQuest Solano has named local pastor and school board member David Isom as its interim executive director for at least six months.
Isom accepted the position Dec. 21, 2012, to fill in for the current Executive Director Violet Barton, who is out on extended leave. Susan Dever, SafeQuest’s board of directors president, said the nonprofit is not aware of when Barton will return and said the board tapped Isom to step in for the time being.
“We are just moving ahead and we are really excited,” Dever said. “He is dynamic and does know a number of people. We will get through this rough patch.”
SafeQuest is a nonprofit that helps victims of domestic violence and sexual assaults. The office offers several services, as well as a shelter, and is funded by a combination of county, state and grant funds.
Isom said his 10 years of experience with several nonprofits dealing with people of all ages has him well-suited to lead SafeQuest. He said the board was no longer able to handle the day-to-day operations and he agreed to fill the position for at least six months.
Isom is a Fairfield-Suisun School District trustee and is the senior pastor of the St. Stephen Christian Methodist Episcopal Church. He said SafeQuest has had a rocky past few years and bringing in someone who had a relationship with many of those who fund the organization was key.
“I’m excited that I have the opportunity to lead this vital program that addresses the vital needs of victims of domestic violence in our community,” Isom said.
Top on the list is working toward community partnerships with the Solano County Family Justice Center, the Fairfield Police Domestic Violence Unit and Lift3 Support Group, which also deals with violence victims.
Dever said Isom came along at the perfect time.
“Right now, it’s exactly what the doctor ordered,” she said.
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LoriJanuary 08, 2013 - 11:55 am
It's gratifying to see, finally, someone with integrity and vision picked to lead this organization out of dysfunction and disarray. It is hoped that the board of directors will also take its job seriously, support the interim ED, and focus on promoting the services and mission of the organization and building it up to achieve its fullest potential, instead of propping up, by glossing over the shortcomings and seismic failures of, its "current" executive director.
Reply |JamesJanuary 26, 2013 - 1:31 am
I'm not so sure this is a good thing. Did a little research (I used Google) and this David Isom appears to also be on an advisory board for a competing organization, called Lift3. It would seem that the latter would present some level of conflict of interest. I presume such organizations like SafeQuest Solano have some type of board of directors and one would think that having someone in their midst that is from a competing organization would be some sort of violation of that board's bylaws? I'd also think a man that is a minister of a church would want to avoid any appearance of duplicity; that would be the mark of an honorable man in my book. Otherwise such a person would be no better than the proverbial 'pharisee' that Jesus spoke of in the New Testament; individuals who 'speak' The Word, but do not live it, in word and deed. As for the other poster's contention that this interim fellow will be positive for the organization; not so sure on that point. Maybe so, maybe not at all? Apparently this other organization this David Isom comes from (Lift3) has received (as such organizations do) federal and state funds to provide services; it has been rumored that some of the services the Lift3 organization purports to provide (for which they receive state and federal monies) they don't even have the appropriate elements/facilities to actually offer. I have no way of knowing for sure if the latter is correct, but if it is; it would certainly bring forth concerns about the integrity of this Mr. Isom who hails from that organization in some advisory role. Time will tell... Frankly, I'm going to stay tuned to see how things unfold or unravel; whichever comes first.
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