On her way out of Office, a School Board Member Created a Consulting Firm so the Board Could Hire her
Whether or not state law were violated or board members knew about Otero's involvement in the company before voting on its contract, the board may appear to have acted in Otero's interest rather than the public's, said John Pelissero, a senior scholar at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University.
"The public could perceive that the board has worked some deal to compensate the outgoing president almost immediately as she leaves the board," he said. "That kind of a perception ... can erode the public's trust in their ability to look out for the public's interest, rather than in the interest of a former board member."
Pelissero said it's also a problem that board members said they didn't know Alfabet Soup belonged to Otero.
John Pelissero, senior scholar, government ethics, quoted by The San Diego Union Tribune. (paywall)