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.  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:

Coordinating Committee:
       David Whitford [off in 2012]
     Martha Pereli [off in 2013]
     Patti Emmons [off in 2014]

Treasurer:
     John Pustell

The Registrar (FOR 2012):
     Shelley Lauer-Bader

The Registrar (FOR 2013-):
     Joyce & Jim Pickel

Provisioner, LOAS I:
     Tom Kennedy
Provisioner, LOAS II:
     Matthew King 

Scholarship Committee:
      Dick Perelli, Chair [off in 2013]
      Joyce Pickel [off in 2015]
     Michelle Kunz [off in 2017]

Child Abuse Committee:
     Nancy Witherall (Chair) 
     Mary Heafy
     John Hoffman
     Tom Kennedy
     Deb Nygren

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 2011)
     Bill Licea-Kane
     Randall Gromenstein
     Josh Davis (alternate)
Council On Conferences Representative, LOAS II (as of Nov 2011)
     Phil Sears
     Darren Grebe
     Irene Bush (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.

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