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Organization
CHAPTER VII. THE REGIONAL ORGANIZATION AND REGIONAL DIRECTOR
Tennessee is divided into three regions:
Region I----East Tennessee
Region II---Middle Tennessee
Region III— West Tennessee
The regions are divided into districts as follows, or if a region decides to be undivided, it shall be considered a
district of the whole:
Region I.
District 1- Elizabethton
District 2-
Chattanooga Business Women
Rogersville
Lafollette Maryville-Alcoa Rockwood
Region II.
District of the Whole Columbia Gallatin
Greater Nashville Lawrence County
Region III.
District of the Whole Greater Memphis Hardeman County Jackson Area
Milan Paris
Any Local Organization located on or near the border between two regions may request a change from one region to the other. The Local Organization should submit a copy of the minutes of the meeting requesting the change to the board of directors. The change shall be effective the organization year following the approval of the board of directors.
Each region shall have a regional director elected at the annual state convention after endorsement by her local organization. Regional Directors shall be members of the executive committee and the board of directors. A term of office shall be one year or until a successor is elected. Regional directors shall have served as area coordinators, district directors, president of a local organization, or as members of the executive committee. Each region is divided into districts as determined by the board of directors. A secretary / treasurer shall be appointed at the state convention by the newly elected regional director with approval of the executive committee.
15 June 2012