From the moment it powered up in Zoom, RIOC’s April 2022 board meeting felt grim and weighty. Chair RuthAnne Visnauskas’s stand-in was in such darkness,
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Erica Spencer-EL is out at RIOC. No reason given, so far
On Saturday, multiple sources confirmed that 15-year employee Erica Spencer-EL is no longer working for the state agency. Initial reports say she was fired, but
Outa here? Follow up on RIOC’s vanished Vice President
As of yesterday when we posted about RIOC’s vanished Vice President Debra Kustka, it was mostly mysterious. Suddenly erased, she was just gone. But during
RIOC Is Hiring, 3 New Titles, But You Aren’t Supposed to Know
Late Friday, RIOC announced three new, high-paying positions, but there’s a catch. A couple of catches really, as at least one employee sees rewards and
RIOC Communications Team: High Profile, Low Expectations
A communications team in any organization is a key element in telling its story. It informs, but it also persuades. The team at RIOC does
RIOC Stonewalling Pokes a Finger in Governor Hochul’s Eye
Taking office in August, Governor Kathy Hochul promised increased openness among state agencies, but RIOC stonewalling increased. Either Hochul was blowing smoke or RIOC couldn’t
How Shelton Haynes And Friends Took Control of RIOC
Shelton Haynes and friends got control of RIOC in the shadow of Governor Cuomo’s racist stunt, firing President/CEO Susan Rosenthal. How did that happen in
Hey, RIOC! Who’s Minding the Store? #303
Who’s Minding the Store? is a series begun in 2016, shortly after The Daily set up shop. Discovering screwups has a certainty ratio identical to
An Unusual Storm But Another Predictable RIOC Flop
The latest RIOC flop spilled predictably as Hurricane Henri sped up the Atlantic into New England. Until a long time concerned resident chastised president/CEO Shelton
The Queen of Mean Struck Then, Setting a Tone for Now…
Although it took more than a year before the truth came out, the Queen of Mean ramped up power as RIOC devolved, last year. But
