Does the Board of Directors hire all the staff for the agency?
The Board of Directors hires the Executive Director. In addition, the Board is responsible for doing an annual evaluation of the Executive Director’s work and will decide what (if any) raise is given to the person in that position. The Executive Director, in turn, is responsible for hiring the rest of the staff, with input from the Board. Is the Executive Director technically “on” the Board of Directors? At Independence Northwest, the Executive Director is not technically “on the board”. He/she does not have voting power. However, the Executive Director attends most or all meetings and often serves on the Executive Committee since he/she is most involved in day to day operations, state policy changes, etc. The Executive Director is the Board’s link to the organization’s operations and will often make presentations to the Board in tandem with Officers or Directors.
