We raised these concerns with the Board directly before bringing them to members.
Between August and September 2026, many long-standing NSS members wrote to the Board of Governors three times, and the Board replied twice. Both sides of the correspondence are posted here in full so members can read them and judge for themselves. On this website our letters are signed “Concerned NSS Members”; the Board received the signed letters. In the Board’s letters, we have also withheld the names of staff members and a volunteer, and of the former employee connected to the reported loss, while the police investigation is open. The Board’s text is otherwise unchanged.
August 3, 2026 · Our first letter
We asked the Board to separate the Executive Director and Secretary-Treasurer roles, step those with oversight during the embezzlement period back from financial authority pending an independent review, commission a forensic accounting, appoint an outside interim Executive Director, and restore transparency and financial controls.
August 6, 2026 · The Board’s response
The Board stood by the interim appointment. It said it had consulted its attorneys and audit firm, that approvals formerly made by the Executive Director now go to the Chair, and that Financial Review Committee members now review monthly reports.
August 2026 · The Board’s message to all members
In NSS News (vol. 84, no. 8, p. 4), the Board told members the Executive Director’s service ended July 13, 2026, said it could not discuss the personnel matter, described approvals now routed to the Chair and monthly reviews by the Financial Review Committee, announced the audit by Mauldin & Jenkins, and promised a member town hall. Read it in the August 2026 issue of NSS News.
August 19, 2026 · Our second letter
We asked again for an Acting Secretary-Treasurer and an independent forensic accounting, asked that outstanding minutes be finalized and posted, and asked specific questions about interim pay, authority to withdraw funds, bonding, a conflict-of-interest policy, and background checks.
September 13, 2026 · The Board’s response
The Board declined to separate the roles or appoint an Acting Secretary-Treasurer, said the audit began June 1 and that no separate forensic engagement is planned for now, acknowledged the minutes backlog, and said it would vote on a conflict-of-interest policy at its Fall 2026 meeting.
September 14, 2026 · Our third letter
A point-by-point reply to the Board’s September 13 response, asking for specific dates, named processes, and direct answers. As of November 2, 2026, the Board has not responded.
See How has the Board responded to those concerns? and What are we asking the Board to do?
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