1. The Board of Directors shall be composed of from 8 to 16 members, including four officers of the Association (the President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer), and the immediate past President, and other duly elected members.
2. Officers and additional members shall be elected at the Annual Meeting, as follows: officers for one-year terms, and members for two-year terms. There shall be a limit of three successive terms that may be served by an officer of the Board, except that a duly elected Vice President or President may complete his/her cycle of offices.
For the initial Board of Directors, one-half of the members will be elected to one-year terms and one-half will be elected to two-year terms.
3. The Board of Directors shall perform the following functions on behalf of the Association:
Serve as trustee for the Association’s assets, including approval of an annual budget, review of expenditures, maintenance of the Associations books and financial records, maintaining of other Association records such as legal documents, minutes of meetings, and correspondence.
Consider and review policy and bylaws changes, and recommend such changes to the membership for a vote.
Fill vacancies (officers and other Board members) that occur between elections.
Establish the time, place, and agenda for all meetings of the Board and the membership as a whole.
Employ personnel authorized by the membership, and establish salaries, policies, and duties of such personnel.
Three unexcused absences in one year from Board meetings shall warrant dismissal from the Board of Directors. To be excused, a Board member must notify the President or the Secretary that he/she cannot attend the meeting.
Elect Officers at the conclusion of the Annual Meeting.
4. The Board of Directors shall meet at least four times each year. Meetings of the Board shall be conducted according to Robert’s Rules of Order. All actions taken by the Board shall be pursuant to majority vote, at meetings attended by at least five members of the Board (quorum). All meetings of the Board shall be open to the general membership, except those held in executive session. A majority of members of the Board, present at any given meeting, shall be required to call an executive session for confidential matters. Notice of all meetings shall be sent to Board members at least one week in advance.
5. Any officer of the Board may resign at any time.
6. To assist it in the conduct of Association business, the Board shall establish the following committees, and such additional
ad hoc committees as may be deemed desirable. The committees shall be:
The Executive Committee, chaired by the President and concerned with overall policy and management issues; comprised of the President, Secretary, Treasurer, Vice President, immediate past President, and chairs of standing Committees.
The Finance Committee, chaired by the Treasurer and concerned with revenue, expenditures, budget, accounting, audit, personnel policies, and related matters; comprised of the Treasurer, at least one additional member of the Board, and at least two general members..
The Nominating Committee, chaired by the immediate past President; and concerned with nomination of officers, Board members and recipients of Association awards; comprised of the immediate past President, the Secretary, at least two additional members of the Board, and at least two general members.
The Program Committee, chaired by a member of the Board of Directors, and concerned with planning and conduct of programs; comprised of the Chair, a member of the Finance Committee, a member of the Development Committee, a member of the Public Communications Committee, at least one additional member of the Board, and at least two general members.
The Advocacy Committee, chaired by a member of the Board of Directors and concerned with policy issues; comprised of the Chair, the President, at least one additional member of the Board and at least two general members.
The Membership Committee, chaired by a member of the Association and concerned with maintaining and increasing membership, comprised of the Chair, the Secretary, at least one additional member of the Board, at least two general members, and at least one student member.
The Development Committee, chaired by a member of the Association and concerned with developing resources for activities of the Association, comprised of the Chair, at least one additional member of the Board and at least two general members.
The Public Communications Committee, chaired by a member of the Board of Directors and concerned with public and media relations; print and electronic communications, publishing a newsletter; and promotion for the Association; comprised of at least one additional member of the Board and at least two general members.
7. The President is an ex officio member of any committee for which he/she is not otherwise a member.
8. Committees shall be appointed by the Board of Directors and report to the Board as a whole.