Does Charles (Charlie) Smith Work for Populous or Not?

The latest Ag Authority Board meeting is over; we've posted a video of the proceedings to our Facebook page for those who are long-suffering. For those who may not have the patience to watch the entire meeting, we'll be touching on one issue today.

In October of last year, Charlie Smith was introduced as the event center architect and as an employee of Populous Architecture, a very large global firm. Mr. Smith's LinkedIn page also shows him as still affiliated with the firm's Knoxville office. What does the firm say?

The last reference to Mr. Smith on Populous' website is from 2014. At that time, Smith was called a senior participant of the company. The current website lists 104 senior participants, but Mr. Smith is not one of them.

So does Charles Smith work for Populous or not? Did he perhaps work for the company as recently as last October, but leave? Is the board incurring any undue financial obligations to anyone in this matter?

In closing, one final thought:

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