from a recent thread about IPPs: This made me wonder if an IPP (if defined to be a member of the board by the bylaws) can actually resign successfully. If bylaws say "the IPP shall be a member of the board," logically the person who is IPP cannot STOP being IPP, no matter how much he or she wishes to leave the board. On the other hand, one usually assumes that a member of an assembly IS able to resign. Or, for the sake of argument, assume the bylaws specifically name an individual: "Joseph Duffy