Section Two:

2.1 The Board of Directors of the Association shall consist of a minimum of six (6) and a maximum of nine (9), one of whom will be an instructor who is chosen by peer selection, members in good standing of the Association, who will be selected from the membership at the Annual General Meeting to serve for a term of up to three (3) years, for not more than two (2) consecutive terms. Vacancies on the Board of Directors can be filled on an interim basis by a majority vote of the Board.

2.2 Each year a Nominating Committee will be responsible for presenting a slate of directors and officers to the Annual General Meeting.

2.3 The structure of the Executive of the Board of Directors of the Association and their duties will be as follows:

• The Chairperson is responsible for preparing meeting agendas in consultation with the senior staff person, chairing all Association meetings, being a signing officer, representing the Association when necessary and carrying out any other duties that may be required.
• The Vice-Chairperson will assume the duties of the Chairperson , when the Chairperson is unavailable.
• The Secretary is responsible for recording, transcribing and circulating minutes of meetings.
• The Treasurer is responsible to be a signing officer and to maintain familiarity with financial activities of the Association, while delegating day to day financial responsibility to the senior staff person.
• The term for any given office shall be two (2) years.

2.4 The Association ‘s senior staff person shall be an ex-officio member of the Board of Directors. Partnering agencies may nominate a representative to serve as an ex-officio member of the Board of Directors. These members are exempt from voting privileges.

2.5 The Board of Directors of the Association shall meet monthly, during the third week of the month, at a convenient time and location, prior to any general Association meeting scheduled for that month. A Quorum for Board meetings shall be 60 % of the voting members. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called when deemed necessary by any three (3) voting members.