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The
founding members of the
Independent Business Owners
Association International (IBOA International) structured
the
IBOA International as a representative
democracy. Members elect individuals from within the field of
Independent Business Owners (IBOs) to represent
them in the
Association's
governing
body and agree to be
bound by their actions and decisions.
The
Board of Directors
has full responsibility for governing all official activities
of the IBOA International. This group meets three
times a year. Special meetings may also be
called as often as necessary to handle important matters that
arise.
Last fall, the voting members of the
IBOA International
elected New Board members to serve three-year terms, from January
1, 2009 through
December 31, 2010. At that time, the officers were
elected to the Board.
Many of the responsibilities of the
IBOA International
are fulfilled by three committees that report directly to the
Executive Committee
during their regularly scheduled meetings. Each of these committees
has a chair and vice chair, each of whom serves on the Board
of Directors.
These three committees are:
Awards & Recognition Committee
Business Operations Committee
Legal & Ethics Committee
In addition, the
Hearing & Disputes Committee,
an integral part of the Disputes Resolution process, was
created through the cooperation of Amway North America, formerly
Quixtar
Inc. and the
IBOAI to ensure that all IBOs are assured of a level
playing field when building their business. This
committee is set up to meet as arbitration issues arise.
In addition, the
Marketing Advisory
Committee is an ad hoc committee that helps
the Board of Directors fulfill its responsibilities and reports
directly to the Executive Committee.
The
IBOA International
also employs an Executive Director - Constance
Altschwager, P.R. Manager - Melissa Timmer,
Special Events Manager - Christina
McDonald, Accounts Manager - Elena Kolczynski,
Information Systems Director - Damian Walters,
Network Administrator
- Brent Swisher,
and Administrative Assistant - Ana Serrato to manage
its business and information operations.
The
IBOA International may be contacted
at the following address:
IBOA International
220 Lyon St. NW, Suite 850
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
iboai@iboai.com
Phone: 616-776-7714
Fax: 616-776-7737
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