The embattled leader of the Montgomery County Humane society said Monday that he had resigned after more than three years on the job.

J.C. Crist, the former CEO and President of the organization, faced growing criticism from former board members. An article in The Examiner on Monday revealed questions about Crist’s reporting of adoption and euthanasia rates, a 40 percent drop in donations and spending half of the group’s $1.8 million in cash and equivalent assets since he took office in 2005.