1. No employee, officer, director, agent (“Chapter Leader, Regional Chapter Coordinator”) shall perform services for a competitor organization, if this could result in a conflict of interest.  Every employee, officer, director, agent who wishes to perform services for a competitor organization shall disclose this information to the Adult Program Co-Chairs (or in the case of a director, to the board), including the name of the organization, the services to be performed, and the estimated time necessary for performance. Written permission must be obtained from the National Stuttering Association before the services can be performed. If the National Stuttering Association (“NSA”), in its sole and absolute discretion, determines that there is a potential conflict of interest, permission may be denied. The employee, officer, director, or agent understands that the National Stuttering Association is under no obligation to approve the performance of the services, and that the National Stuttering Association may arbitrarily and in its sole discretion, deny permission to the employee, officer, director, or agent.

2. Employees, officers, directors, and agents may consult with outside organizations as long as no conflict of interest exists. The Board of Directors shall have the final say as to what constitutes a conflict of interest.

3. No employee, officer, director, or agent shall participate in the selection, award or administration of a contract, where, to their knowledge, the employee’s, officer’s, director’s, chapter leader’s, agent’s, or regional chapter coordinator’s immediate family or partner has a financial interest. The financial interest must be fully disclosed to the board prior to commencement of the selection process.

4. No employee, officer, director, or agent shall participate in the selection, award or administration of a contract, where, to their knowledge, the employee, officer, director, agent, chapter leader or regional chapter coordinator, or their immediate family or partner is negotiating for or has any arrangement concerning prospective employment without full disclosure to the Board.

5. No officer, employee, director, or agent, shall solicit or accept personal gratuities, favors or anything of substantial monetary value from contractors or potential contractors.

6. No individual shall be employed by the National Stuttering Association in a position over which a member of their immediate family exercises supervisory authority.

7. No individual may perform services for which they receive compensation from the National Stuttering Association, while a member of their immediate family serves on the Board of Directors. Exceptions can be made at the request of the Executive Director by approval of the Board.

8. No current member of the Board of Directors shall be eligible for employment with the National Stuttering Association or in any program operated by the National Stuttering Association.

Immediate family as used above shall include: husband, wife, domestic partner, mother, father, sister, brother, son, daughter, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, sister-in-law, and brother-in-law.

Definition of agent: An agent, in legal terminology, is a person who has been legally empowered to act on behalf of another person or an entity (NSA). The agent may be given decision-making authority.