The Board of Directors is the body responsible for ordinary decisions of the Association and for the implementation of resolutions and orientations of the Council of Delegates. Headed by a president, the Board is an important link in the chain of communion and communication with all the levels of the Association. It comprises the President and nine members from the Member Conferences (National Associations). The President of the Association who must always be a superior general is elected by the Council of Delegates during the Assembly through a secret ballot with a two thirds majority vote. The Chairperson of the National Association hosting the next Plenary Assembly automatically becomes the Vice President of the Association, while the chairpersons from the Member Conferences together with the president form the Board of Directors.