Summarized from the Bylaws of the FPA:

• The Board consists of 5 elected and 4 appointed directors (appointed by the ED and approved by the board members present) . Quorum is not less than half the number of directors (e.g. 5 or more).
• Elected positions are Executive Director, Treasurer, Competition Director, Marketing Director, and Education.
• Appointed positions will be, but not limited to Secretary, Newsletter Editor, Membership Director, and Statistician.
• Terms are for 3-years and staggered, to improve continuity.  

From a membership and a board perspective, it's not the titles that are important, but the duties/responsibilities of the board member, and ultimately their achievements.

Now thanks to the widespread acceptance of the Internet among members, we can begin to have better documentation and procedures, now that documents are always available on-line, relieving subsequent directors from having to continually hunt down documents and redistribute them. 

This document identifies the responsibilities of each board position.

*Tasks with asterisks may be delegated to other FPA

Elected:
Executive Director, Treasurer, Competition Director, Marketing Director, and Education Director

Appointed:
Forum Editor, Membership, and Statistician

Elected Positions
All board members will back-up others as needed, and document procedures to make future directors more productive.  E-mail is the primary communications approach, and directors are expected to check e-mail regularly for discussions, votes, etc.

Executive Director

• Lead the organization:
  • Guide it through its work, think ahead, set direction, anticipate opportunities and ensure organizational obligations are met.
  • Develop an annual plan and budget with help from other directors.
  • Coordinate board and member communications
• Recruit Volunteers.
• Designate a primary and secondary person to respond to info at freestyledisc dot org, and document lead distribution policy.
• Ensure successful succession to new administration.
• Consult with board members as needed
• *Organize election for new members.
• Deal with whatever else falls through the cracks.

Primary responsibility: Manage all financial and legal aspects of the organization, and ensure decisions concerning FPA finances are carried out promptly, accounted for, and disclosed regularly.

• Ensure all legal requirements are met for all outside organizations.
  • Prepare all reports to the State of California and the IRS necessary to maintain our tax-exempt, 501(c)(3) status as a nonprofit organization.
  • Archive E-Mails which are used for minutes
• Maintain paperwork with USPS mailbox (Pay bill yearly).
  • *Pick up mail from Del Mar, CA PO Box and forward to membership director.  This is a delegatable task, so that the Treasurer needn't live in the San Diego area.
• Bank Account:
  • Write checks based on budget/board decisions.
  • Pay all bills, including reimbursing FPA members for their FPA-related expenses (such as mailing costs).
  • Make deposits, write checks, record all transactions to the check book, and reconcile Checking Account periodically.
  • Manage authorized check signers/depositors.  Receive and record all transactions, invoice copies, etc.
• Produce Annual financial statements.
• Prepare budget (with board input) and manage the Board Approval Process, ideally in November.
• Track accounts with The Wright Life, Video Producers, and other partners.
• Track files, records, and assets (Slides, Photos, Files, Judging box, etc.)

• Participate actively in Board discussions and voting.
• Work with the FPA Board to create competition formats and policies that fulfill the FPA's mission and satisfy member needs.
• Communicate with players and tournament organizers about competition issues such as new competition formats, tournament logistics, and other concerns from players and tournament directors.
• Advise players and tournament organizers on competition questions.
• Arbitrate competition disputes.
• Maintain the FPA Competition Manual.
• Ensure accurate implementation of the FPA Competition Manual at tournaments, especially the FPA World Championships.
• Improve judging quality through education, standards, video training aids, and other tools based on the current competition formats.
• Solicit player input regarding the Current Competition Manual. Organize member and board votes to modify the competition manual.
• Provide necessary materials, procedures, etc. to a particular tournament's Head Judge appointed by the TD.
• Make current judging materials (judging sheets, difficulty sound files, etc.) through the FPA website.

• Tell as many people as possible about freestyledisc.org, in a non-spamming way.
• TD Coordinator/Liaison.  Coordinate FPA events with TDs and be primary contact for TDs.
• *Secure quality trophies at lowest possible cost and ensure that they are shipped to TDs on time.
• *Maintain archive of photos, clippings, videos, etc. 

Education