All trustees shall reside in North America during their term of office.

Any trustee may be a member of any committee of the Association and may chair only a special committee at the request of the Central Council and/or the Board.

To be included in the BOT, a candidate must have been an active member for at least five consecutive years or seven (7) cumulative years.

Each member of the Board shall act as a trustee for five (5) years.

The terms of the trustees will be staggered so that one trustee’s term expires each year and is replaced.

No trustee shall be re-elected to the Board at the end of first term.

The term of office shall be January 1st to December 31st. of the same year.

Election of BOT:
Five trustees in the initial Board will be appointed by the Central Council at the next elections to be conducted under this constitution. Their term will start with the elected Central Council.

The term of the initial BOT shall be staggered by declining years. The BOT at their first meeting shall decide on the term of office of its members.

Annually following the establishment of the First BOT, at least one month before the elections of the association, the Central Council shall submit three (3) names to the Board for consideration for election to the Board. The Board shall elect from amongst these three (3) members to fill any vacancies on the Board that year. Should the Board reject all three names submitted by the Council; the Council will submit another three new names. If the BOT rejects these candidates; then the Central Council shall submit three names to the General Body for approval.

Officers of BOT :
The officers of the Board shall be a chairman and a secretary.

Each shall be elected for one (1) year from amongst the trustees at the annual meeting.

Each of these two officers may be re-elected for as many terms as the Board may desire.

The Chairman shall be the spokesman and the presiding officer of the Board and the secretary shall act as the recording officer.

Meetings of BOT:
The Board shall meet at least annually at the time and place of the annual session of the Association.

The Board may hold any number of meetings other than at the annual meeting as may be necessary for the efficient running of the association.

The Board may be called into session by the Chairman on his/her own or upon the request of the other trustees or the Central Council or when a petition is filled or appears to be filed for dissolution of the Association.

The purpose of such special session shall be stated in the notice of call and no other business shall be transacted.

Only a Trustee shall introduce a resolution at the meeting of the Board.

Powers and Duties of BOT:
As the custodian/ombudsman of the Association, the Board shall be the only authority to receive and discuss a proposal of dissolution of the Association.

Recommendations of the Board, both the majority and minority views in case of dissent, shall be presented by the Chairman or the Secretary of the Board at the next annual or emergency meeting of the Association.

In the event of dissolution as prescribed under Article XI of the Constitution, the Board shall be the sole body to disperse the assets of the Association.

Only in situation of dissolution, after dispersing the assets, retain the papers of incorporation and may revive the Association.

The Board of Trustees may advise the Central Council on long-range and strategic planning for the Association. The Board of Trustees shall receive annual reports of the Association’s accounts.