Current as of: December 7th 2019

Each year, two chair-persons are selected  to design and bring to the conference a theme speaker, minister and workshop leaders of their choice, who will provide interesting and thought-provoking programs for all conferees.  The Chairs recruit all the adult leaders for our youth program.  The Chairs are responsible for all aspects of the program for their week.

The LOAS conferences are governed by a group consisting of all current and former Chairs of both LOAS conferences.    The former chairs meet on-island during the conference and again in November to conduct ongoing business, make plans for the future and elect conference Chairs, Registrar and Treasurer.  (Check the listing of locations below) They also elect a Coordinating Committee consisting of three people who, together with the Registrar and Treasurer, handle issues which arise between Chair meetings.
  

The structure of the Leadership team, their members and contact e-mails are listed below:

Coordinating Committee:
        Rebecca Armstrong [off in 2021]
     Tom Check [off in 2022]
        Jeannie Lindquist [filling out Alison Green's term]
The Treasurer and both Registrars are also members of the Coordinating 
Committee. 

Treasurer :
        David House [term end in 2021]
Assistant Treasurer (new in 2019)
        John Pustell 

The Registrars
        LOAS 1:  Patti Emmons (done in 2020)
        LOAS II: Alison Green (done in 2021)

Provisioner, LOAS I:
        Gifford King
Provisioner, LOAS II:
        Matthew King 

Webmaster, LOAS:
        Jon Dupree

Scholarship Committee:
        Tanya Van Order [off in 2020]
        Sue Penny [off in 2021]
        Corrie Hoffman [off in 2022]

PPACA (Child Protection) Committee:
        Nancy Witherall (Chair) 
        John Hoffman
        Jennifer LaBarre
        Julie Mabey
        Gemma Scott
        Emily Levine

Several years ago, the Star Island Corporation organized a Council of Conferences consisting of representatives from each week-long conference.  LOAS participates in this organization with representatives for both LOAS I and LOAS II. 

Council On Conferences Representative, LOAS I: (as of Nov 2017)
     Jill Brody
     David Whitford
     Arthur Eves (alternate)
Council On Conferences Representative, LOAS II (as of Nov 2017)
     Phil Sears
     Myra Aaronson
     Arthur Eves (alternate)

Please contact a member of the coordinating committee if you have any concerns, questions, or suggestions.

Go to the LOAS I History and the LOAS II History to see the list of former Chairs. These pages will be updated soon to archive a complete history of LOAS I and II.

Choosing the location for the annual meeting can be as challenging as the meetings themselves. There are many requirements and preferences that need to be coordinated, and unfortunately some former chairs cannot be as easily accommodated. This is one of the reasons that it has moved around so much over the years. 
Considerations include; travel distance and ease, cost, food quality, room quality, grounds quality (we enjoy a good walk after lunch), facility values (we tend towards socially aware facilities) and of course, availability. Here is a historical list of the locations we have held meetings:

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