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Leadership
Governing Board
Board of Directors
Executive Director

History
Evolution of NAELS
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Bylaws

ARTICLE VI

OFFICERS

Section 1. Number.
The officers of the Corporation shall be a President, one or more Vice Presidents, a Treasurer, a Secretary and/or such other officers as the Board of Directors may in its discretion determine. Any two or more offices may be held by the same person, except the offices of President and Secretary.

Section 2. Term of Office and Qualifications.
Those officers whose titles are specifically mentioned in Section 1 of this Article IV shall be elected by the Board of Directors at its Annual Meeting. Unless a shorter term is provided in the resolution of the Board electing such officer, the term of office of each officer shall extend to the next Annual Meeting, and until the officer's successor is elected and qualified. The President shall be elected from among the directors.

Section 3. Additional Officers.
Additional officers may be elected for such period, have such authority and perform such duties, either in an administrative or subordinate capacity, as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine.

Section 4. Removal of Officers.
Any officer may be removed by the Board of Directors with or without cause at any time.

Section 5. Resignation.
Any officer may resign at any time by giving written notice to the Board of Directors, or to the President or to the Secretary. Any such resignation shall take effect at the time specified therein, or, if no time be specified, then upon delivery.

Section 6. Vacancies.
A vacancy in any office shall be filled by the Board of Directors.

Section 7. President.
The President shall preside at all meetings of the Board of Directors at which the President is present. The President shall act as the chief executive officer of the Corporation and shall supervise generally the management of the affairs of the Corporation subject only to the supervision of the Board. The President shall also perform such other duties as may be assigned from time to time by the Board.

Section 8. Vice Presidents.
In the absence or incapacity to act of the President, or if the office of President be vacant, the Vice President or, if there be more than one Vice President, the Vice Presidents in order of seniority as determined by the Board of Directors, shall preside at all meetings of the Board of Directors, and shall perform the duties and exercise the powers of the President, subject to the right of the Board from time to time to extend or confine such powers and duties or to assign them to others. Each Vice President shall have such powers and shall perform such other duties as may be assigned by the Board of Directors or the President.

Section 9. Treasurer.
The Treasurer shall, if required by the Board of Directors, obtain a bond for the faithful discharge of his or her duties, in such sum and with such sureties as the Board of Directors shall require. The Treasurer shall keep and maintain the books of account and shall have charge and custody of, and be responsible for, all funds and securities of the Corporation, and shall deposit all such funds in the name of and to the credit of the Corporation in such banks, trust companies, or other depositories as shall be selected by the Board of Directors. The Treasurer shall also perform all other duties customarily incident to the office of Treasurer and such other duties as from time to time may be assigned by the Board of Directors.

Section 10. Secretary.
It shall be the duty of the Secretary to act as secretary of all meetings of the Board of Directors, and to keep the minutes of all such meetings in a proper book or books to be provided for that purpose; the Secretary shall see that all notices required to be given by the Corporation are duly given and served; the Secretary shall keep a current list of the Corporation's directors and officers and their residence addresses; the Secretary shall be custodian of the seal of the Corporation and shall affix the seal, or cause it to be affixed, to all agreements, documents and other papers requiring the same. The Secretary shall have custody of the minute book containing the minutes of all meetings of directors, the Executive Committee, and any other committees which may keep minutes, and of all other contracts and documents which are not in the custody of the Treasurer of the Corporation, or in the custody of some other person authorized by the Board of Directors to have such custody.

Section 11. Appointed Officers.
The Board of Directors may delegate to any officer or committee the power to appoint and to remove any subordinate officer, agent or employee.

Section 12. Assignment and Transfer of Stocks, Bonds and Securities.
If or when authorized by the Board to do so, the President, the Vice President, the Treasurer, the Secretary, and each of them, shall have power to assign, or to endorse for transfer, under the corporate seal, and to deliver, any stock, bonds, subscription rights, or other securities, or any beneficial interest therein, held or owned by the Corporation.

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