Five months into role, Northlands Rescue Mission's executive director says he was terminated with no warning

GRAND FORKS — Northlands Rescue Mission's executive director, just five months into the job, has been terminated.

He believes it's retaliation for a disagreement between himself and a member of the board of directors.

"I'm not trying to make it a nasty thing, but I feel like this wasn't fair," Everett C. Jones Sr. told the Grand Forks Herald. "It wasn't warranted. I haven't received any warning. No verbal warning, no written warning, no final warning. Nothing."

After the Herald reached out to a number of board members, one of them — Klaudia Holkup — shared a statement that said the board unanimously determined "the direction of the Mission was not fully aligned with our core values and goals."

"While Everett brought dedication and energy to his role, it became clear that the fit was