Board of Directors

The AMCB is governed by a Board of Directors (BOD) comprised of 11 volunteer members and 1 ex-officio member:

• Three officers (president, secretary and treasurer)
• Four chairpersons of the following standing committees:
  
  • Examination Committee
  • Certificate Maintenance Program (CMP) Committee
  • Research Committee
  • Credentials, Administration & Reporting (CAR) Committee
  • Finance Committee (Chaired by the Treasurer)
• Three professional members from other health care disciplines
• A consumer member
• Ex-officio member (AMCB CEO)

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AMCB Bylaws

Composition and Qualifications

I.  Composition of Board of Directors 

A. Category 1: three directors who shall be the current officers of the Corporation (President, Treasurer, Secretary)

B. Category 2: four directors who are current Chairpersons of the Examination Committee, the Credentials, Administration and Reporting (CAR) Committee, the Research Committee, and the Certificate Maintenance Program (CMP) Committee

C. Category 3: three directors who are active in other professional or testing organizations, one of whom shall be a nurse

D. Category 4: one director shall be a consumer/public member

E. Category 5: all credentials that are granted will be represented on the Board

II. Qualifications

A. Be a nurse-midwife/midwife actively certified by the AMCB (Categories 1 & 2)

B. Be a member of the American College of Nurse Midwives (ACNM)(Categories 1& 2)

C. Hold a minimum of a master’s degree

D. Have at least three years of midwifery experience (Categories 1 & 2)

E. Have knowledge appropriate to the role and responsibilities of a Board member

F. Not be simultaneously serving on the ACNM Board of Directors or as a chairperson of any ACNM Division or Committee