The CEA-HOW Board of Directors is responsible for serving the Fellowship of CEA-HOW. The board is charged with:

  • maintaining services for everyone who wants to stop eating compulsively in CEA-HOW
  • conducting the business side of CEA-HOW
  • protecting the CEA-HOW Concept, 12 Steps, 12 Traditions, 12 Concepts of Service, 7 Tools
  • carrying out the votes of the World Service Business Conference

The Chair of the Board is ultimately responsible for the actions of CEA-HOW. The Chair presides over the business and meetings of the Board.  Board members are elected to 2-year terms by the delegates to the World Service Conference.

If you have any questions for the Board of Directors, please email gso@ceahow.org.

Participating Directors

  • Aneisa B., Chair
  • Donna T., Vice Chair
  • Gris M.
  • Bryce M.
  • Adell P.
  • Mary Q.
  • Jose F.
  • Suzanne E.
Non-Participating Directors
  • Marcus F.

Co-Founders

  • Rae Z. (Deceased 8/10/18)
  • Fred S. (Deceased 3/13/04)

Board Committee Chairs/Conference Committee Liaisons.

  • Agenda, Urgent New Business:  Anesia B.
  • Education:  Jose F.
  • Special Needs: Suzanne E.
  • Finance:  Kevin C.
  • Literature:  Bryce M. and Susan M.
  • Public Information:  Donna T.
  • Sponsorship:   Mary Q..
  • Website:  Michael D.
  • Convention:  Adell P. and Suzanne E.
  • Spanish Language Literature:  Gris M.
  • Board Literature Committee:  Susan M., Chair
  • Nominating Committee:  Marcus F., Chair
  • Bylaws Committee:  David M., Chair

The Board of Directors meets four times a year. The Annual Meeting of the Board of Directors is held immediately following the closing of the annual World Service Business Conference. The Quarterly meetings are held by teleconference on the fourth Saturday of October, January, and April at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time.

Non-participating directors (non-members of CEA-HOW) are elected to the CEA-HOW Board in order to bring outside expertise to the Board’s work. The Bylaws allow election of three non-participating directors.  Non-Participating Directors have full Director responsibilities.

Unless otherwise noticed, all meetings are held via teleconference.

Everyone is welcome to attend Board meetings as observers. Please note that observers may not vote and may not speak unless the Board specifically invites comment. The Board may close meetings for reasons of confidentiality.

Since CEA-HOW is a non-profit corporation in California USA, it must also have corporate officers. These positions carry out the orders of the Board of Directors. With the exception of the Treasurer, CEA-HOW officers do not have to be members of the Board of Directors or members of the CEA-HOW Fellowship.

CEA-HOW, Inc., Officers

  • President:  Michael D.
  • Vice President:  Susan M.
  • Treasurer:  Kevin C.
  • Secretary:  David M.

CEA-HOW, Inc., Executive Director

Jana C.