They work closely with AWSA staff members to accomplish this task and to assure that regional meetings are interesting, collegial, and worthwhile. All meetings should include an inservice component. Regional directors serve on the board of directors and attend its meetings which are held four times per year. In the event of an unavoidable absence, they notify either the president or the executive director in writing or by a personal telephone call. They send a proxy to a meeting they must miss so that their members are not unrepresented.
Directors recommend persons to be appointed to standing committees and task forces by the president.
Directors share a major responsibility with their region's field representative to constantly and consistently promote association membership, to review lapsed memberships, and to assist in the collection of overdue membership accounts. Directors make every effort to support all-membership conventions and conferences and regional meetings by personally attending such events and encouraging others to do so. Directors represent the association at conferences, committee meetings, legislative hearings, to other associations, and other events when called upon by the president or the executive director. Directors serve as members of the representative council. They are composed of the officers of the region and others as designated in the region's bylaws.