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Honorary President
SCOTT C. SCHURZ
Herald-Times Bloomington, Indiana
President
EARL MAUCKER
Sun-Sentinel
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
1st. Vicepresident
ENRIQUE
SANTOS CALDERÓN
El Tiempo
Bogotá, Colombia
2nd Vice-President
WILLIAM E. CASEY
Down Jones & Co.
New York, New York
Treasurer
MILTON COLEMAN
The Washington Post
Washington, DC.
Secretary
ELIZABETH BALLANTINE
The Durango Herald
Durango, Colorado
Executive Director
JULIO E. MUÑOZ
Officers
The President shall
chair all meetings of the Association and, along with the Secretary, shall
sign on the Association’s behalf all documents approved by the Board
of Directors. In general, the President shall perform all regular duties
pertaining to the office of President, as well as any other duties as may
be assigned by the Board of Directors or specified in these Bylaws.
The two Vice Presidents, in the order in which they were elected, may exercise
the powers and perform the duties of the President, as directed by the Board
of Directors or the Executive Committee. In the President’s absence,
one of the two Vice Presidents, in order of precedence, shall chair the
meetings of the Association. In the event of the President’s resignation
or death, the First Vice President shall act as President until the following
elections.
The Treasurer shall oversee the funds of the Association and shall report
on the Association’s finances at the midyear meetings of the Board
of Directors and at the General Assemblies.
The Secretary shall attend the annual meetings of the membership and of
the Board of Directors and shall maintain accurate minutes of such meetings.
The Chairman of the Executive Committee shall be the representative of the
President of the Association and, as such, shall perform all of the President’s
duties related to managing the Association. He or she shall be responsible
for running the office of the Association and shall report to the Board
of Directors at each of its meetings. He or she shall manage the work of
the Executive Director and shall give instructions as needed regarding the
Association’s affairs.
Managing the Association’s affairs shall be the responsibility of
the Executive Director, who is not an elected officer. The Executive Director
shall answer directly to the Chairman of the Executive Committee. He or
she shall be in charge, at the Association’s headquarters, of any
correspondence, contracts, and other written documents that need not be
kept in the files of the Treasurer or Secretary.
Each officer shall perform the duties that pertain to his or her office,
including the preparation of any reports or documents requested by the Board
of Directors. Upon completion of his or her term, each officer shall turn
over to the Board of Directors all books, papers, or other property of the
Association.
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