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AIDB Leadership Change Amid Audit Concerns | Birmingham News
After 30 years leading Alabama’s premier institute for the deaf and blind, Dr. Dennis Gilliam is stepping down — not by force, but by mutual agreement with the board — as state audits reveal persistent financial missteps that have plagued the institution for years. Despite clean overall financial statements, repeated audit findings point to serious gaps in accounting controls, unclaimed checks, and questionable federal spending totaling over $264,000. Though the leadership change isn’t officially tied to the audits, the timing raises eyebrows. Former president Dr. John Mascia will return to…
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