Conference Committee on Trustees
1. Recommendation: The committee recommended that the following slates of trustees and officers* be elected at the annual meeting of the members of the General Service Board in May 2003:
| Class A Trustees (non-alcoholic) | Class B Trustees | |
| Allen L. Ault, Ed. D | Charles F. B. | |
| Leonard M. Blumenthal, LL.D. | R.J.M. (Ric) D | |
| Herbert I. Goodman | David V. E. | |
| Vincent E. Keefe | Richard F. (Dick) G. | |
| Elaine McDowell, Ph. D. | Ronald J. G. | |
| George E. Vaillant, M.D. | Phyllis A. H. | |
| (one vacancy) | Gary K. | |
| John C. K. | ||
| Murray McI. | ||
| Dorothy J. M. | ||
| Robert P. | ||
| Michael D. P. | ||
| Arnold L. R. | ||
| Ted S. |
*The General Service Board will operate with six
(rather than seven) Class A Trustees between May 2003 and April 2004.
Discussion: It was pointed out that the
fellowship currently needs more resumes for Class A Trustee candidates - in
all professional fields, however, the clergy is especially needed. We will
only have six Class A Trustees this year, because of the shortage of
resumes. One of our current Class A Trustees shared his thoughts and
expressed that A.A. has a lot to offer, it is a non-profit a cut above the
others. He ask us to think about what we are offering someone when we ask
them to submit a resume to serve A.A. Make sure you let them know the
responsibilities involved in serving A.A. and start sponsoring a Class A
trustee.
Officers of General Service Board
| Chairperson | Elaine McDowell, Ph.D. | |
| First Vice-Chairperson | George Vaillant, M.D. | |
| Second Vice-Chairperson | Leonard M. Blumenthal, LL.D. | |
| Treasurer | Vincent E. Keefe | |
| Secretary | Ted S. | |
| Assistant Treasurer | Donald W. Meurer (non-alcoholic) | |
| Assistant Secretary | Doug R** |
**Doug R. to be replaced at G.S.O.
Staff Rotation in July 2003.
The recommendation was
unanimously approved.
2. Recommendation: The committee recommended that the following slate of directors be elected at the annual meeting of the members of the A.A. World Services Corporate Board in May 2003:
| Paul C. | Greg M. | |
| Ronald J. G. | Robert P. | |
| John C. K. | Doug R.** | |
| Dorothy J. M. | Jane S. | |
| Don M. |
**Doug R. to be replaced at G.S.O.
Staff Rotation in July 2003.
The recommendation was unanimously approved
.
2. Recommendation: The committee recommended that the following slate of directors be elected at the annual meeting of the members of the Grapevine Corporate Board in May 2003:
| Leonard M. Blumenthal, LL.D. | Raymond M. | |
| Susan C. | Arnold L. R. | |
| David V. E. | John S. | |
| Richard F. (Dick) G. | Desmond T. | |
| Phyllis A. H. |
The recommendation was
unanimously approved .
ADDITIONAL COMMITTEE CONSIDERATIONS
- The committee reviewed the resumes and approved, as eligible for election, all candidates for Northeast and Southwest regional trustees and for Trustee-at-Large/Canada.
- The committee discussed various ways to encourage qualified and willing non-alcoholic "friends of the Fellowship" to serve as Class A trustees, including posting vacancy announcements in area, district and Intergroup newsletters, as well as local A.A. Web sites. The committee also suggested that A.A. members work closely with potential candidates to provide information about Alcoholics Anonymous and the role and responsibilities of Class A trustees.
- The committee reviewed a request that the Conference examine the role and responsibilities of regional trustees, and develop a means for their selection to provide substantially more input from the areas within a given region. Following a lengthy discussion on the roles and responsibilities of regional trustees, the committee unanimously agreed that no changes to the current procedures be made.