To be an active participant on the Board of Directors takes a great deal of time. Expect to spend at least four hours a month in Board meetings or subcommittee meetings and at least 2 to 3 hours reading materials in preparation for the Board meeting.
The issues the Chesapeake Integrated Behavioral Healthcare Board of Directors deals with are very complicated and a knowledge base about certain subjects has to be developed over time. Based on this, the Board is very strict about requiring that Board members attend at least 75% of scheduled meetings, or a minimum of 9 meetings a year.