Don, as secretary-treasurer of Chantecler Fanciers International, I'm in a position to answer your questions.
We actually have four directors, one in British Columbia, one in Ontario, one in Washington state, and one in South Dakota. We had one in New Jersey, but he moved to Tennessee and has since dropped out of the club. Our president, Jim Fegan, is located in the U.P. of Michigan, and I of course am in Wisconsin. So we are geographically spread out, and we would consider additional directors - especially in the eastern U.S. or Canada. But having the right people in office is far more important than geography. Our club has only operated since late 2007, and we have slightly fewer than 100 members. Our meets are placed at the request of members and approved by the entire board of directors, but then we only place 4 or 5 meets per year. We have a national in the U.S. and another in Canada. The directors are the local go-to guys for promotion and communication, but they don't place meets on their own. They do vote on the major issues of the club. We require any member who asks for a club meet to provide the names of at least two other members (total of three) who would be participating. We deviated from that policy just one time, and the result was we placed a meet and nobody showed up. That won't happen again. We only have the two national meets and then just plain club meets. Nothing is designated state or district, as we have no districts. I'm not sure how this would work if we get to 300 plus members, but it is working just fine for our current size. We have an election once every two years, just like the ABC. BTW, 78% of our members receive their quarterly color newsletters via email pdf attachment. Anyone interested in the breed can request a sample newsletter by email.
