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About Us > Board of Directors > Board of Directors Expectations and Position Descriptions

Position Description: Speaker of the House

Summary

The Speaker of the House serves as the House of Delegates’ representative on the Board of Directors. He/she communicates board action to the membership, and solicits and shares with the board the members’ responses and concerns.

Duties

  • Chairs and facilitates House of Delegates meetings; calls special meetings of the House of Delegates as necessary
  • Works with Chair and President & CEO to prepare agendas for HOD meetings
  • Serves as a full member on the Board of Directors and acts as liaison between board and House of Delegates
  • Works with the President & CEO to ensure HOD resolutions and inquiries are addressed
  • Provides regular reports of Board meetings to HOD representatives
  • Actively solicits recommendations and comments from HOD representatives and effectively represents these issues to the Board of Directors
  • Serves on the Governance Committee

Desired Attributes

  • Strong communications skills
  • Ability to coalesce the Board of Directors’ deliberations and actions into a clear description of its processes and actions.
  • Ability to synthesize diverse viewpoints into a coherent vision of the members’ needs, concerns and expectations.
  • Meeting facilitation skills
  • Relationship building skills

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