American Association of Veterinary State Boards

“Each Member Board is entitled to appoint one voting Delegate to the Annual Delegate Assembly, as defined in the Association's Bylaws. The Board of Directors is elected by these voting Delegates during the Annual Delegate Assembly. The Board is responsible for implementing the resolutions, actions, and policies authorized by the Delegates, in accordance with the Association's Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws.”

“Voting Delegates designated by the Member Boards have the authority to elect members of the Board of Directors during the Annual Delegate Assembly.”

“Voting Delegates designated by the Member Boards have the authority to elect members of the Board of Directors, vote to remove a member of the Board, approve amendments to the organization's Bylaws, and vote on formal resolutions presented at the Annual Delegate Assembly. These rights are exercised in accordance with the organization's governing documents.”

“It is the Organization's policy for the Board of Directors to review Form 990 prior to its submission. The return is first reviewed by the Chief Executive Officer, Treasurer, and Finance Committee. Following their review, the Form 990 is distributed electronically to the Board of Directors with a recommendation for approval prior to filing.”

“As part of the orientation process, new board members receive education on the organization's conflict of interest policy. All board members are required to disclose any known conflicts of interest. In the event a conflict arises, the affected board member must recuse themselves from related discussions and votes. Such recusals are documented in the board meeting minutes.”

“The Board of Directors holds a dedicated meeting to review and determine the compensation of the Chief Executive Officer. Proposed compensation is evaluated using salary surveys and publicly available Form 990 data from comparable nonprofit organizations. The Chief Executive Officer's qualifications and performance evaluations are also taken into account. All discussions and decisions are documented in a letter of agreement, which is provided to the Chief Executive Officer and copied to Human Resources and legal counsel by the President of the Board of Directors. Compensation for other key employees is reviewed and approved as part of the annual budgeting process. Salaries are determined by benchmarking against similar positions at peer nonprofit organizations using compensation surveys. Additionally, the organization periodically commissions an external compensation study to evaluate salaries across all staff positions.”

“The Association's Form 990 is available at guidestar.org. The Association's financial statements, governing documents, and conflict of interest policy are available upon request for business purposes as approved by the Chief Executive Officer.”

“Technology Services $327,805, Program Consultants $228,471, Marketing Support $215,564, Event Planning $82,819, Professional Development $73,404, HR support $37,851, Policy and legislative reports $72,000, Hotel Labor $12,831, and Other $20,289.”

“Occupancy expenses shown net of income $178,199 and Deferred Compensation included in Current Officer Compensation $38,500”