If you're able to go above and beyond to help us during this important time, please consider making an additional financial contribution. Click here to contribute. It didnât take long for the Friends of GVR-dominated board to bare its teeth. But it didnât come during Wednesdayâs meeting, it arrived in an email that evening to all board members. Near the end of the two-hour meeting, the board tossed a few questions at CEO Scott Somers. Bart Hillyer, a new member and one of three among the minority GVR4Us faction, asked about staffing numbers. Staffing is almost always the most expensive part of running an organization, and Hillyer saw some rising costs that concerned him. Itâs a legitimate question.