PUSD's chief of staff
Edwin Diaz gets his wing-man...three months after the PUSD board approved the position.
Stephen Brinkman received the nod Wednesday - along with a $150,000 salary - and will start his year-long stint as the district's internal auditor on Feb. 4.
It's a tough job though - he acknowledged this in a phone interview with me today. His priorities include implementing changes from personnel to facilities based on three audits; two from Gibson Consulting and the third from Diaz himself.
Brinkman's background includes stints as a chief financial officer for the Monterey Pasta Company and his current position as Gilroy Unified's assistant superintendent. Edwin went with who he knew best - the same man who used to report to him when he was Gilroy superintendent.
Check for the story tomorrow.
Oooooh. "The Undertaker" is on board . . . folks in accounting who can't account for lots of $$$, folks in the warehouse who can't tell where certain equipment and supplkies have gone . . . incompetents in personel who actual cause teacher shortages, skimmers and kick-backers of all sorts have good reason to be afraid . . . very afraid. Who will start the pool on the first old-time manager or director to resign hurridly . . . . (grin) . . . Bet at least one is gone by May 20 . . .