I read your post, and I think that in certain situations, it is a very effective point. It's a great point you bring up!
Your point is also why CEOs are paid a lot more than manufacturing laborers. I also think that's why Soukup deserves at least a big salary and not something as crazy and low as $40,000 a year. He deserves more than that, a lot more than that.
But I also wonder about Andrew Lange. Lange has relevant executive experience and an MA in Organizational Management with a 3.98 GPA (albeit from the University of Phoenix).
Other possible candidates come to mind. Benjamin Bahan has a PhD and is Vice President of Dawn Sign Press. Dragonsani Renteria is CEO of DeafVision. Nancy J. Bloch was the executive director of NAD and is now CEO and ex-officio board member.
All of the above people have the experience, skills, and capacity to effectively take on the role of Soukup's job. Of course, they're all busy with other things, so I don't think they'd take Soukup's job. The point is, though, that many other qualified people exist. I know of a deaf Cornell MBA who might be qualified, and there are others who I don't know about.
Since other people may be able to do CSD's CEO job, Soukup's skills are not so rare, so the cost of them are not as high as $800,000+. Maybe if Soukup was paid $200,000, I would be more satisfied.
What do you think he should get paid?