The governance structure retains a geographic element for selection as follows: one (1) Director from each of the nine (9) Wyoming Judicial Districts as designated by the State (See Map A) for a total of nine (9) Directors; and six (6) Directors selected from six (6) United States geographic regions (Northeast, Southeast, Far West (formerly named Northwest), Southwest, Colorado and the Neighboring States region, defined as Idaho, Nebraska, Montana, North & South Dakota and Utah (See Map B). In addition, the BOD will appoint one (1) Young Alumni at-large director and may appoint up to three (3) additional at-large positions. The at-large directors may be from Wyoming or out-of-state. The Young Alumni director must be thirty years of age or younger at the time of appointment. However, in no case will the number of out of state directors exceed the number of directors residing in Wyoming.
The Board may, by majority vote, appoint as Emeritus Directors, former members of the Board whose longtime service to the Association will continue to benefit the Association. Emeritus Directors shall be non-voting members of the board, but may attend any Board meeting or function. The term shall be three (3) years from date of appointment. As non-voting members, Emeritus Directors do not affect the number or geographic origin of directors on the board at any given time.
LOCATION | AMOUNT OF REPRESENTATIVES |
Wyoming Counties/Judicial District | 9 |
US Regions (NE, SE, FW (Formerly NW) SW) | 4 |
CO/Denver Metro | 1 |
ID, SD/ND, MT, UT, NE | 1 (Neigh. St.) |
At-large | 3 |
Young Alumni | 1 (at-large) |
President, President-Elect, Past President | 3 |
Total | 22 |
Map A: Nine (9) Wyoming Judicial Districts
District No. 1 = Laramie County; District No. 2 = Carbon & Albany Counties; District No. 3 = Lincoln, Uinta, & Sweetwater Counties; District No. 4 = Sheridan & Johnson Counties; District No. 5 = Park, Big Horn, Hot Springs, & Washakie Counties; District No. 6 = Campbell, Crook, & Weston Counties; District No. 7 = Natrona County; District No. 8 = Converse, Niobrara, Platte, & Goshen Counties; District No. 9 = Teton, Sublette, & Fremont Counties
Map B: Representation outside of Wyoming
Far West Region = Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada, Hawaii, & Alaska; Southwest Region = Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, & Kansas; Northeast Region = Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, D.C., Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine; Southeast Region = Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia; Neighboring States Region = Idaho, Utah, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska; Colorado as it’s own region; Wyoming as it’s own region