General Requirements
NASFAA institutional members may be elected or appointed to the Board of Directors, which is the governing body of the association. Recipients of the Board of Director badge held one of the positions listed below for the year indicated on the badge.
Elected and Appointed Leadership
Per NASFAA's Bylaws there are 19 members of the Board of Directors
- The national chair, national chair-elect, and immediate past national chair are the elected officers of the association, and serve for a year in each position. The national chair-elect must be elected by a majority vote of the institutional membership and must be an institutional member of NASFAA. (All are voting, the chair normally votes only in the case of a tie).
- Six regional representatives, who must be institutional members of NASFAA, are selected from each recognized regional association (voting, one-year term).
- Six national representatives-at-large, who must be institutional members of NASFAA, are elected by vote of the institutional membership without regard to geographical location (voting, two-year term).
- The treasurer, who is appointed by the national chair and approved by the board (voting, two-year term).
- The leadership development officer, who is appointed by the national chair and approved by the board (voting, two-year term).
- The secretary, who is appointed by the national chair and approved by the board (voting, two-year term).
- The president, who is appointed and confirmed by the Board of Directors (non-voting).