Call for Nominations for Non-Sexaholic Trustees

The new service committee structure calls for four non-sexaholic trustees, or “Overseers,” who will serve with the five elected sexaholic members who together will constitute the Oversight Committee. This procedure follows closely the example of the AA General Service Board comprising both alcoholic and non-alcoholic trustees. These non-sexaholic trustees are elected for a five-year term and shall be individuals who can contribute sound and mature judgement, wisdom, and discernment, with a clear grasp and appreciation of the Twelve Step recovery process. While not in our disease, they shall have a clear understanding of and commitment to SA’s sobriety definition. SA needs individuals who are sensitive to a vision of God’s future leading of SA and the underlying aspects of SA’s calling.

The Oversight Assembly has set up a Nominating Committee to review nominations and recommend non-sexaholic trustees first to the Oversight Committee and then to the fellowship, through the Oversight Assembly.

Non-sexaholic trustees will be responsible for attending three meetings of the Oversight Committee yearly (two at the International Conferences, and one in Nashville). Expenses for these meetings will be budgeted by the Finance Committee. They will participate and vote during periodic telephone conferences. Their experience and insight from their respective professions will provide guidance and a broader perspective in decisions made by the Oversight Committee.

Members of the fellowship, groups, or Intergroups, wishing to nominate someone as a non-sexaholic trustee should send the nominee’s background sheet, or professional resume to the Central Office, along with the nominee’s answers to the following questions. The nominating committee will begin inviting selected nominees to Nashville for interviews. They hope to present one or more candidates for approval by the National Oversight Assembly at its business meeting in Chicago in July.

Questions to be answered by prospective non-sexaholic trustees:

1. Are you a member of any of the sex addiction fellowships? Are you sex, lust, or relationship addicted?
2. Briefly describe your recent occupational history. Your education.
3. How do you understand sexual addiction?
4. How familiar are you with SA? The other S-fellowships?
5. What is your opinion of SA’s definition of sexual sobriety? SA’s concept of lust?
6. What do you think is SA’s place in the sex addiction recovery movement?
7. How do you relate the Twelve Step program and therapy/medicine?
8. What are your feelings about the relation of the Higher Power to this fellowship? In your personal life?
9. Why are you interested in being an Oversight Committee member? What would you like to see happen on the Oversight Committee, and in SA? How would you like to relate to the Committee and SA?
10. Are you willing to be interviewed and to attend SA functions? Are you able?