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The ASM Board of Trustees is comprised of five officers (president, senior vice president, vice president, immediate past president and treasurer) and nine trustees. Three new trustees are elected by the membership every year, and each trustee serves a three-year term.

• The president is the chair of the Board of Trustees. At the ASM Annual Meeting, the president officially begins a one-year term, and moves forward to accomplish their goals by creating a teamwork approach with the Board of Trustees and the Executive Director.
• The senior vice president shall plan to maintain a strong organization and continue the objectives of ASM during their Senior Vice Presidential year.  They shall nominate all appointments for the following year to each board committee, including chair, to take effect by and with the approval of the Board.  The senior vice president will perform such other duties as are delegated by the President or the Board.  At the next ASM Annual Meeting, the senior vice president automatically becomes president for a one-year term.
• The vice president, who must have previously served as a past trustee of the society or as a past president of an ASM Affiliate Society,shall support the senior vice president and review all appointments for the following year to each Society Committee, including the chair, to take effect by and with the approval of the Board.  The vice president shall perform such other duties as are delegated by the President, Senior vice president or the Board.  At the next ASM Annual Meeting, the vice president automatically becomes senior vice president for a one-year term.
• The immediate past president remains on the board for one year and offers invaluable counsel to the board and officers and shall perform the duties of the President in the case of absence or inability of the President to act.
• The treasurer is elected by the membership to a one-year term and serves as a voting member of the ASM Board.
• The secretary shall keep, or cause to be kept, full and complete records of all meetings of the Board and of all annual and special business meetings of ASM.  The secretary shall perform such other duties as are delegated by the President of the Board.

ASM trustees come from varied technical and professional backgrounds, but they do not represent individual constituencies within ASM. Each trustee is responsible for making decisions that are in the best interests of all members of ASM.