- The Leaders of the Board of Directors shall be as follows: a President, a President-elect, a Past President, a Recording Secretary, and a Treasurer. They shall hold these roles until their successors are elected and qualify. Leaders of the Board shall not be considered officers of the Association.
- The President shall be a Member of the Association who has just completed a term as President-elect. The President shall serve as presiding member of the Board of Directors, Council and the Association. The President shall perform such other duties as are prescribed in the Bylaws, as are incident to the role of the chair of the Board, or as may properly be required of the President by vote of Council or the Board of Directors.
- The President-elect shall be a Member of the Association, elected by preferential ballot, and shall become President-elect on January 1 of the year following the individual's election. The President-elect shall serve as presiding member of the Board of Directors, Council and the Association in the absence of the President.
- In the event that the President shall not serve out a term for any reason, the President-Elect shall succeed to the unexpired remainder thereof and continue through the individual's own term. In the event that the President-elect shall not be able to serve out a term, both a President and a President-elect shall be nominated and elected at the time of the next election and shall assume the role by declaration of Council on January 1 of the year following the individual's election.
- In the event that both the President and the President-elect shall be unable to serve, the Board of Directors shall elect one of its members to serve as presiding member of the Board of Directors, Council and the Association.
- The Past President shall be the most recently retired President and shall chair the Election Committee. The Past President shall not be eligible to appear as a candidate on the President-elect election ballot.
- The Recording Secretary shall be a Member of the Association, elected by the immediately previous Council following nomination by the Board of Directors, and shall serve for a term of three years, beginning on January 1 of the year following the individual's election, and shall not succeed themself in this role. The Recording Secretary shall not be eligible to appear as a candidate on the Board member-at-large or Treasurer election ballots for at least one year after the individual's term has expired. The Recording Secretary shall serve as secretary of Council and of the Board of Directors and shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed in these Bylaws. It shall be the duty of the Recording Secretary to keep the records of all meetings of Council and of the Board of Directors; to file and hold subject to call and to direct the publication of such records, reports, and proceedings as are authorized by these Bylaws and by vote of Council or the Board of Directors at any duly constituted meeting; and to perform all other secretarial duties for Council and the Board of Directors as are not delegated to the chief executive officer. In the event that the Treasurer shall not be able to complete a term for any reason, the Recording Secretary is authorized to perform the duties normally assigned to the Treasurer until the individual is replaced under procedures defined in the Association Rules.
- The Treasurer shall be a Member of the Association, elected by the immediately previous Council following nominations by the Board of Directors. The Treasurer shall serve for a term of three years, beginning on January 1 of the year following the individual's election and shall not succeed themself in the role more than once. The Treasurer shall not be eligible to appear as a candidate on the Board member-at-large or Recording Secretary election ballots for at least one year after the individual's term has expired. The Treasurer shall deliver an audited report for each fiscal year to the Finance Committee and the Board of Directors. The Treasurer shall chair the Finance Committee and serve ex officio, without vote, on the Publications and Communications Board. In the event that the Recording Secretary shall not be able to complete a term for any reason, the Treasurer is authorized to perform the duties normally assigned to the Recording Secretary until the individual is replaced under procedures defined in the Association Rules.
- Officers of the Association: The Board of Directors shall nominate a Member of the Association to Council for confirmation as chief executive officer who shall be the executive officer of the Association and Director of the Central Office. The chief executive officer's official title shall be determined by the Board of Directors. The chief executive officer shall be responsible for the staff, their hiring, training, performance, and termination. The chief executive officer shall perform such duties as may be assigned by the Board of Directors and Council or as may be prescribed in these Bylaws. Confirmation of the chief executive officer shall be by a two-thirds vote of those Council members voting. The chief executive officer shall be confirmed for a term not to exceed five years and may be reconfirmed. During this term the chief executive officer shall not hold any other office within the Association or any of its Divisions or State, Provincial or Territorial Psychological Associations.
- Any member of the Board of Directors may be removed from office before the expiration of a term by a two-thirds vote of a quorum of Council if it appears that the member's continued service in this position is not in the best interest of the Association.
- Board Leaders shall be bonded by an amount fixed by the Board of Directors.
Date created: 2008