The current term map

Chair: 2026 – 2030 (4 years)
Treasurer: 2026 – 2029 (3 years initial; 4-year subsequent)
Secretary: 2026 – 2028 (2 years initial; 4-year subsequent)
Director-at-large 1: 2026 – 2028
Director-at-large 2: 2026 – 2029
Director-at-large 3: 2026 – 2030

The initial slate uses staggered first terms (2, 3, and 4 years) so subsequent renewals fall in different years. After the first cycle, all terms are 4 years.

Why staggered

If every director's term ended in the same year, the board could turn over wholesale and lose institutional memory in a single election. Staggered terms guarantee that at any given moment, several directors carry continuity from the prior period. This is particularly important for a non-profit whose work depends on patient relationships with the community council, advisory committees, and the Executive Director.

Why an 8-year total maximum

Long enough for institutional memory to compound; short enough to prevent entrenchment. A director who has served 8 years has seen two complete cycles of advisory-committee work, four annual independence audits, and roughly 24 to 32 council decisions. They know how the institution moves. After that, the seat must turn over.

How vacancies are filled mid-term

If a director resigns, dies, or is removed mid-term, the Board appoints a successor for the remainder of the term. The successor's clock for the 8-year maximum starts on appointment, not on the start of the original term.

Removal

A director may be removed by a two-thirds vote of the remaining Board for cause (breach of fiduciary duty, undisclosed conflict of interest, breach of the independence rule). Removal triggers a public statement and a notice in the next annual report.