Subject: Fwd: Need your help
From: "Gallagher, Brian" <[email-masked]>
To: "Biden Hunter" <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 2015 17:41:14 +0000

On the high qt.  we need to speak   I guess I am the middleman again

Brian P. Gallagher
Director-Operations & Coordination
Office of the President & CEO
Amtrak
Mobile - 202-306-2481

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From: Joseph Boardman <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Date: December 14, 2015 at 10:48:11 EST
To: "Gallagher, Brian" <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Subject: Re: Need your help

I'm feeling like they want my resignation. Maybe not but that's what I feel. Brian I may just leave I am becoming worried about the effect on my health. Joe

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On Dec 14, 2015, at 10:42 AM, "Gallagher, Brian" <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>> wrote:

What an ass.  Option 1 is all that works for the peace of the company.  As I see it

Brian P. Gallagher
Director-Operations & Coordination
Office of the President & CEO
Amtrak
Mobile - 202-306-2481

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On Dec 14, 2015, at 10:38, Joseph Boardman <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>> wrote:

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From: "Boardman, Joseph" <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Date: December 14, 2015 at 10:37:18 AM EST
To: Joseph Boardman <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Subject: Fwd: Need your help

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From: "Boardman, Joseph" <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Date: December 14, 2015 at 10:22:08 AM EST
To: "Coscia, Anthony" <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Subject: Re: Need your help

Option 1

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On Dec 14, 2015, at 10:02 AM, "Coscia, Anthony" <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>> wrote:

Joe,

Not sure I completely understand the problem.

What are your thoughts on what we should do?

From: Boardman, Joseph [mailto:[email-masked]]
Sent: Monday, December 14, 2015 5:16 AM
To: Coscia, Anthony
Subject: Fwd: Need your help

Interesting email. Guess I'm no longer surprised.

I really don't know what I'm going to do about it.

An amazing place from the time I started till the time I leave.  As Stephen Covey said "The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing"  the work of the CEO here is to keep the balance of that and keep the railroad running while he or she handles all the distractions. I really thought we were able to manage through this but this is now redefined and becomes another stressful distraction at a time of weak influence on my part resulting from my own hand of seeking a peaceful solution.

I can no longer lead. Instead I must capitulate to the finance staff.

Again an interesting development if wasn't so sad.

Best. Joe

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From: "Sokol Jr., Gerald" <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Date: December 13, 2015 at 9:27:19 PM EST
To: "Boardman, Joseph" <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Subject: Need your help
Hi Joe,

I was going to call this weekend, but decided to write a quick email and give you some time to think about the following issue.

I spoke with my team on Thursday, and the bottom line is we have some significant issues regarding the hiring of Rhonda.  They believe she is not qualified.  My HC business partner and I spent both group, and one on one time with the team trying to convince them otherwise, but to no avail.

The core issue is if I am staying, Amtrak should restart the search.

Lets discuss, privately, some solutions, but here are a few alternatives to ponder.

1) We revert back to me leaving on 12/31, and Rhonda becomes the CFO.  The downside is dealing with the email announcing I am staying.

2) I stay until the end of January, work hard to transition Rhonda, and then we figure out a reason for my departure.

3) We keep things as is, but I essentially hand everything over to Rhonda, and just focus on key projects until 9/30. My core focus would be:  dealing with the business reorganization mandated by the FAST Act; potentially refinancing the existing RRIF loan; completing the new liquidity line of credit; setting up the CP program; managing Accounts Receivables, which continues to be an issues; and helping Mark and team with the new RRIF loan as well as reviewing the projections to ensure Amtrak is secure.  This is just an initial list.

Everything else goes to Rhonda, including sole management of the FY17 Operating and Capital Budget, the 5 Year plan, the FY15 Audit (although I need to stay close), MCF/ERM, all ELT Board presentations, and managing all Audit Committee meetings, just to name a few big things.  Of course, I will help her as needed.  Essentially she is acting as the CFO, and I am away from the team giving her a chance to bond.

I think alternative three is probably the best idea, but I would like to hear your thoughts, and discuss.  I am open to anything, we just need to make this work, and save the good finance team.

Think about it, and lets talk tomorrow.  Essentially, the team needs a crisp changing of the guard.

Jerry

Anthony Coscia
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