▁national ▁office ▁staff . ▁While ▁the ▁staff ▁was ▁required ▁to ▁execute ▁the ▁will ▁of ▁members ▁are ▁agreed ▁upon ▁at ▁pl en ary , ▁many ▁major ▁dec isions ▁could ▁be ▁made ▁by ▁the ▁national ▁office ▁on ▁its ▁own . ▁After ▁the ▁Agent ▁Magazine ▁problems , ▁a ▁movement ▁spe ar head ed ▁by ▁staff ers ▁at ▁the ▁Ont ar ion ▁draft ed ▁and ▁approved ▁a ▁motion ▁calling ▁for ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁a ▁C UP ▁Board ▁of ▁Direct ors . ▁Appro ved ▁at ▁NAS H ▁ 6 3 , ▁the ▁board ▁guarante es ▁every ▁region ▁at ▁least ▁one ▁director . ▁Any ▁region ▁with ▁ 2 0 ▁or ▁more ▁member ▁papers ▁receives ▁an ▁additional ▁director . ▁All ▁direct ors ▁are ▁elected ▁at ▁the ▁pl en ary ▁of ▁their ▁spring ▁regional ▁conference . ▁ ▁At ▁NAS H ▁ 6 9 ▁in ▁V ancouver , ▁C UP ▁membership ▁voted ▁to ▁add ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁a ▁continu ity ▁representative ▁to ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Direct ors ▁as ▁a ▁voting ▁member . ▁Sub sequently , ▁at ▁NAS H ▁ 7 0 ▁in ▁Ott awa , ▁this ▁position ▁was ▁made ▁into ▁an ▁ex - o ffic io ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Direct ors . ▁A ▁staff ▁member ▁( Pres ident / N BC / Reg ional ▁Director ) ▁from ▁the ▁previous ▁year ▁fills ▁the ▁position . ▁It ▁was ▁created ▁as ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁stabil ize ▁C UP ' s ▁leadership ▁since ▁it ▁goes ▁through ▁an ▁almost ▁year ly ▁change over . ▁ ▁Currently , ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Direct ors ▁consists ▁of ▁six