Green River College trustees voted to terminate President Suzanne Johnson’s contract following a projected $14.2 million budget deficit and subsequent campus‑wide cuts. Trustees named Vice President of College Relations George Frasier as interim president; the board did not specify a formal reason for the termination. Faculty critics argued Johnson was too slow or opaque in addressing the financial shortfall; trustees credited her pandemic leadership and degree‑program expansion. The episode underscores how fiscal stress can accelerate governance conflicts and trigger leadership turnover at community colleges.