Governing Board
Please select from the following items regarding the ESA
Governing Board:
General Information about the Governing Board
Current Governing Board
Code of Ethics
Meeting Minutes
Resolutions
Past Presidents
The Governing Board of ESA oversees the business affairs of
the Society, subject to decisions on policy and actions by the membership during
business meetings or by ballot. The Governing Board consists of the elected officers, representatives elected from each Branch and Section, and the Executive
Director as a non-voting, ex officio member. Unless otherwise specified in the
Bylaws, the Governing Board has authority to act on behalf of
the Society. The officers of the Society are elected by the
full membership and include the President, Past President, Vice President, Vice
President-Elect, and Treasurer. The four presidential roles are held
in consecutive years of ascendancy, so only the Vice President-Elect position
appears on the ballot each year.
The Board meets at least twice each year. In the interim,
activities of the Society are directed and coordinated by an Executive
Committee of the Board, which is chaired by the President and comprised of the
elected officers of the Society, the Executive Director (non-voting), and two
at-large members of the Governing Board who are elected to the Executive
Committee each year by the Board. The Executive Committee carries out duties
that the Governing Board may delegate to it each year, in accordance with the
Bylaws. If there are issues requiring full Board discussion
and decision in between meetings, there are defined procedures which allow for
motions and votes via electronic means.
