CLEVELAND, Tenn. – Habitat for Humanity of Cleveland is saying almost nothing about the recent resignations of its executive and operations directors.
Matt Carlson, who served 13 years as executive director, and Operations Director J. Michael Watkins resigned at the end of March. Habitat’s board president, Jeff Morelock, would not say Wednesday what led to the resignations or comment on local media reports that the resignations were connected to an audit performed in early March.
“Any personnel issues are a private matter between those two individuals and Habitat for Humanity of Cleveland,” said Morelock. As a nonprofit organization, Habitat does not fall under Tennessee’s open records law.
“We have agreed as a board to not discuss this matter in public,” Morelock said. “We are trying to move forward and questions like this do not allow us to move on.”
Asked if he would give Carlson a recommendation for a new position, Morelock said the question hasn’t come up.