The essential Chairperson responsibilities can be boiled down to the following: Providing leadership to the board Taking responsibility for the board’s composition and development Ensuring proper information for the board Planning and conducting board meetings effectively Engaging all directors in the board’s work

The roles of a chairperson are to set the agenda, lead the meeting, maintain order at the meeting, ensure the conventions of the meeting are being followed, ensure fairness and equality at the meeting, represent the group to the public and to approve the formal minutes of the meeting after they have been formatted, to confirming that they are a correct and truthfully representation of the events at the meeting.

The chair of a meeting, also known as a chairperson, is the elected officer of an organized group, such as a board or committee. During the meeting, it is a chair's responsibility to prepare the meeting agenda, open the meeting, facilitate discussion and keep the conversation focused and balanced.

The Chairperson’s role consists of two separate parts: Planning and running meetings: being sure everything is covered and decisions are made when required; keeping order; helping the group deal with differences of opinion and conflicts; being sure that everyone who wants to has a chance to speak.