USA Volleyball Chesapeake Region
Board Of Directors:  Membership and Composition

The following information was taken from Article VII.C of the CHRVA Bylaws
Revised 23 July 2001.  Please refer to the CHRVA Bylaws for further information.

1.  The Board of Directors shall consist of 15 members. 

2.  As a guideline, the Board should be composed of representatives of the various constituencies within CHRVA as follows: 

    a. Team representation: representatives should be registered as a player or coach on a team of the division at the time of their nomination and election. There shall be one representative of each of the following pairs of Divisions, for a total of four Directors. 
      Women's AA and A Divisions 
      Men's AA and A Divisions 
      Women's BB and B Divisions 
      Men's BB and B Divisions
    b. Junior Volleyball representation: There shall be one representative for each of the following programs, for a total of two Directors. 
      Girls' Junior Program
      Boys' Junior Program
    c. Geographic representation: The primary residence of geographic representatives must be within the area they will represent at the time of their nomination and election. There shall be one representative for each of the following geographic areas, for a total of four Directors. 
     
      North District: The State of Delaware, Maryland counties of Baltimore, Howard, Harford, Cecil and Kent; and Baltimore City. 

      South District: Northern Virginia 

      East District: The District of Columbia, Southern Maryland counties: Prince George's, Anne Arundel, Calvert, Charles, and St. Mary's and Eastern Shore counties of Queen Anne's, Caroline, Talbot, Dorchester, Somerset, Wicomico and Worchester 

      West District: Maryland counties of Montgomery, Carroll, Frederick, and Washington 

    d. Officials Representation: AAVO representatives shall be USVBA-certified, active officials of Regional rating or above, preferably of national rank (USA-National, Junior National, or USA National Retired). Each Representative shall have been active in the season immediately preceding the election, having officiated in a minimum of one CHRVA sanctioned regular-season tournament and the referee representative shall have been active as a non-player referee during that season. There shall be one representative for each of the following, for a total of two Directors. 
      Referees 
      Scorekeepers
    e. At-large representation: There shall be 3 At-large representatives, except as provided for in Article XI.B.2.c. 

    f. The immediate past President may sit on the Board of Directors in an ex officio capacity with voice, but without vote, for a term not to exceed two (2) years following his or her term as President, unless he or she is a currently-elected Director. 

    g. Creation of new Directorship(s) shall not be effective until the following Annual Meeting, and shall be filled by the nomination and election procedures specified in Article XI.

 
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