The Executive Secretary is responsible for taking, maintaining, and disseminating minutes of Board of Directors meetings and quarterly Delegate meetings.

On average, Delegate meetings seat more than 300 attendees from the 579 AKC member clubs. Minutes of Board and Delegate meetings are published in the AKC Gazette and posted at akc.org.

The June Delegate meeting was held in Nashville, Tennessee.

The AKC Lifetime Achievement Awards, Awards for Canine Excellence (ACE), and Breeder of the Year Award (BOY) are administered by the Executive Secretary’s office. ACE and BOY recipients are honored at the AKC/Eukanuba National Championship, and ACE winners are saluted also at dog shows in their home areas.

The Executive Secretary oversees relations with foreign registries and directs the activities of the Club Relations department, which maintains files on approximately 4,600 member, licensed, and sanctioned clubs, and hundreds of other clubs seeking permanent AKC affiliation.