In May 2010, in a public announcement, Chris Bratton resigned as President of the San Francisco Art Institute.  But that was not the first time Bratton resigned from SFAI.

According to SFAI's 990 tax return for the period ending June 30, 2009 (dated May 14, 2010) submitted to the IRS and which is "open to public inspection," Chris Bratton also resigned in December 2008.  Here is a quote from Schedule O, which was attached to the 990:

"IN DECEMBER 2008, THE PRESIDENT RESIGNED.  IN JANUARY 2009, THE PRESIDENT WAS REHIRED UNDER AN ORAL AGREEMENT WITH THE CHARMAIN (sp) OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE."

This is the way we read this: Bratton secretly resigned in December 2008 only to be be rehired by real estate attorney John Sanger -- the (former) chairman of the SFAI Board.  Chances are that the Board did not approve his rehiring because the agreement was oral.  There were no written terms set out to approve.  If this quiet arrangement between Bratton and Sanger was not properly approved by the Board, then all decisions made by Bratton from December 2008 forward may be null and void because he may not have had the authority to make decisions.