The board, working through a research group, asked parents some questions too.

Instead, the board asked him to pay $500 for it.

A few months later the board asked him to take over as chief executive.

"The board asked our company to help find a new president," he said.

But, just before his interview, the board asked him to step outside.

The board of his fund asked him to step down as chief executive.

He said the board would probably be asking questions of itself after the season was complete.

The board asked him to stay on only until next December.

What those members did not expect was that nearly a year later, the board would be asking for money back.

The board, which was looking for an executive to run the company, soon asked him to take command.