Dear Service Bodies,
As of May 10, 2025, there is one vacancy on the Board of Trustees. In accordance with the Bylaws of Overeaters Anonymous, the Board of Trustees has chosen to receive applications to appoint a qualified member to serve through World Service Business Conference 2026. To best serve OA as a whole, it is important to make this appointment as quickly as possible.
Basic qualifications for a trustee are: seven years in the Fellowship; five years of service beyond the meeting level, including at least two years of service as a region representative, region committee chair, region board member, region trustee liaison, or having served as a board member of a national service board; attendance as a delegate to at least two World Service Business Conferences; and five years of recovery in Overeaters Anonymous.
The interactive PDF application and job description can be viewed and downloaded in the Document Library under category “Board of Trustees.” The completed application must be received at the World Service Office by Thursday, June 12, 2025. The application may be sent by registered mail to the World Service Office or emailed to info@staging-frontendrebuild.oa.org. An officer of your region must sign the application.
Please let it be known throughout your area that the Board of Trustees is soliciting qualified applicants who are willing to fill this position. It is the intention of the board to appoint the new trustee as soon as possible.
We are soliciting names to fill the vacancy from June 2025 through April 2026. If you should have any questions about this appointment process, please do not hesitate to contact the World Service Office.
Yours in OA service,
Bob L.
Chair of the Board
Overeaters Anonymous, Inc. World Service Office
Location: 6075 Zenith Court NE, Rio Rancho, NM 87144, USA
Mailing address: PO Box 44727, Rio Rancho, NM 87174-4727, USA
Telephone: +1 505-891-2664