If the Community Action Agency (CAA) runs a Head Start program, the answer is no; the Head Start Act prohibits board members serving as paid staff of the organization. Even for CAAs without Head Start, however, CAPLAW does not recommend making the executive director a voting board member.

People: How Do You Get the Right People on the Board?
Travel with us for the first webinar in CAPLAW's Conductor Series, focused on CAPLAW's animated board training video People: How Do You Get the Right People on the Board? Along the way, watch the full board training video with CAPLAW, followed by a discussion about...