Up until three years ago the NCC had a combined chair and chief executive role, and that's the way it had been for the first 50 years of the organization. Marie and I are the first people who have filled the roles of chair of the board, which is for me a part-time position, and full-time chief executive, which is Marie. We've tried to be very respectful of each other and not tread on each other's areas.
The chair is merely one member of the 15-member board and has some responsibilities for the smooth functioning of the organization and relationships between management and the board. But I consider all of the members of the board from across the country to be equals in their participation in the oversight and governance of the commission.