NJWAN Board of Trustees

Board member expectations

Purpose and Responsibilities
• To maintain an annual NJWAN membership
• To serve the Board as a voting member to meet the needs of women living with HIV/AIDS
• To set policies that will guide the New Jersey Woman and AIDS Network
• To write, maintain, and update the strategic plan
• To ensure adequate finances and appropriate expenditure of funds
• To support the administrator and participate in Board and Committee meetings

Expected Meeting Attendance
• To attend four (4) out of six (6) annual board meetings and actively participate in discussion
• Serve on a Board committee, as designated
• To attend (and pay for one®s participation in) NJWAN's annual conference and support any two (2) other special events which NJWAN sponsors

Obligations of the Board
• Establish policy
• Hire, supervise, and evaluate Executive Director or its equivalent
• Secure adequate fund
• Monitor and update NJWAN's long-range plan

Specific Duties
• Attend meetings and show commitment to board activities
• Financially support the organization
• Assume leadership roles in all Board activities, including fund raising
• Represent the organization to the public and to private industry
• Educate yourself about the needs of women living with HIV/AIDS

Terms of Office
• Two years, beginning January 1, 2006