The board needs to show that the charity has refocused on its mission of helping those with challenges to employment, he said. There needs to be an accounting of how executive salaries became so bloated in the first place. And the board needs to show that the proceeds from its thrift stores are no longer being used to support such excessive pay but are going toward Goodwill’s mission.

“It’s a step in the right direction, but the departure of Frank McGree does not completely solve the problem,” Davis said. “There needs to be a higher level of accountability and a culture change at Goodwill.”

Lempka would not discuss the terms of McGree’s departure, including whether he will be due any retirement payments from the charity. Lempka and board member R.J. Neary said the board wasn’t at liberty at the moment to speak to such personnel matters. “We want to get to a point of transparency here, but we can’t talk about that right now,” Neary said.

The board has tapped Pauli Bishop, a nine-year Goodwill Omaha veteran and its chief financial officer, to serve as its interim chief executive.

By Friday night, McGree’s name and photo had already been removed from the nonprofit’s website.