Wafwa Species Restoration Foundation

“The organization's board of directors delegates authority to the executive committee to act on behalf of the governing body. The president, first, second and third vice-presidents, executive secretary and cfo/treasurer, 3 at large member directors selected by the president and the chair of the commissioners make up the executive committee. The third vice-president is the chair of budget, finance and compliance committee. The rotation of officers is directly linked to the annual host state for our summer conference and the rotation schedule is posted on our website. The change in leadership takes place at the july conference and the officers move through to the next position level with the third vice-president being the next host state on the rotation list. The scope of the executive committee is binding authority on behalf of the association and its members.”

“Members of the foundation consist of the chief administrative officers of the state fish and game departments, or their equivalent, which are member agencies of western association of fish and wildlife agencies (wafwa). Members serve as the directors of the foundation as detailed in article v of these by-laws until they are no longer the chief administrative officer of their respective state agency, or until they are removed.”

“The treasurer/cfo reviews the form 990 and shares with the budget, finance and compliance committees and the executive secretary prior to final approval.”

“The organization adopted a conflict of interest policy, written whistleblower policy and written document retention and destruction policy effective in fiscal year 2017.”

“The organization's governing documents and financial statements are available upon request. The conflict of interest policy will be available upon request in fiscal year 2017. The bylaws and form 990 are available upon request and available on the website of western association of fish & wildlife agencies, a related organization. The website address is www.wafwa.org.”