Carolina Journal reported last month on Susan Kerner-Hoeg’s departure from the Citizen-Soldier Support Program. She was criticized for racking up extensive commuting costs traveling between Washington, D.C., and Chapel Hill.

In a press release announcing that Kerner-Hoeg was leaving, CSSP addresses the criticism:

Recent criticism of the program fails to acknowledge the great work that Susan has done for the program and that when she was hired, it was a conscious and cost effective decision of the program that she remain in Virginia and commute to Chapel Hill as required. Her responsibilities were principally in the Washington, D.C area and the commuting costs from Chapel Hill to Washington, D.C. would ultimately be much higher.

Her impact on the program has been profound and countless Service Members and their families have benefited from her dedication to the cause of mobilizing community involvement, increasing community capacity in and access to service delivery systems; she will be sorely missed.

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