Executive committee members' terms of office are from July 1 through the following June 30 or until their successors have been duly elected. Regional Directors Regional directors represent AWSA members within their regions on all matters brought to the board of directors. Directors are the primary liaison persons between members and the board, bringing problems, concerns and needs of members to the board and then reporting actions taken back to members. Directors are responsible for organizing their regions and adopting bylaws which are consistent with AWSA Bylaws. These boards are composed ofelected region officers and others designated in the regions' bylaws.
Directors plan, organize, and promote at least two meetings each year of members in their regions.
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.