bˈoːɹd mˈɛmbɚz pˈeɪd ðɛɹ ˈoʊn ɛkspˈɛnsᵻz tə kwˈɔːɹɾɚli mˈiːɾɪŋz, wˌɪtʃ wɜː hˈɛld æt mˌɛtɹəpˈɑːlɪtən ˈɛɹiəz ɚɹˈaʊnd ðə kˈʌntɹi ɪn ˈɔːɹdɚ tʊ ɛkspˈoʊz bˈoːɹd mˈɛmbɚz tə lˈoʊkəl, stˈeɪt ænd ɹˈiːdʒənəl ˈɪʃuːz ænd tə ɹˈeɪz ðɪ ˌɔːɹɡɐnᵻzˈeɪʃənz pɹˈoʊfaɪl.
Board members paid their own expenses to quarterly meetings, which were held at metropolitan areas around the country in order to expose Board members to local, state and regional issues and to raise the organization's profile.