ARTICLE XI.

BOARD OF ETHICS

• The Board of Ethics consists of Chairperson, Vice Chairperson, Records Officer, and seven (7) Board members. Nominations and selection will be done with the provisions of ARTICLE VII and every two (2) years, three (3) years for Record Officers. The Board meets for reviewing suspension or removal decisions made by the Executive Committee or the Board of Directors. The Board of Ethics has the right to alter any decision made on removal or suspension by any Board or Committee.

  The Board members must have 20 (twenty) years of minimum field experience in their professional life or they must be identified as founding members of the ASSOCIATION in ARTICLE XXIII.

  The method of investigation of the cause and the action taken must be fully documented and submitted to the Assembly of Delegates during annual convention.

  The Board will select their chairperson and officers at their first meeting.

  The Chairperson and the Vice Chairperson are also members of the Board of Directors.