The Board functions as the board of directors within the Support Services organization. Support Services is a four-level organization, boundaryless in its philosophy, supporting the roles of Counselor, Partner, Coordinator, and Associate. Support Services is organized around processes, each process is a business and the business is the responsibility of a Partner. The Partners function under the guidance of the Counselor and with the advice from the businesses.
Partners work closely with Coordinators in the operation of the businesses.
Each Partner shall serve as the representative to the Board for their business. It is the responsibility of each Partner to ensure that, in their absence, their business is represented. This representative shall have full authority for decisions made by the Board during their participation at meetings, etc. The membership of the Board is determined by affirmation. The affirmation process reoccurs every six months.