The Board of Directors consists of one Board member from each member community. Directors are appointed by the Mayor, and typically approved by the Town/City Council, of the member community. Each Director serves a three-year term.

Board meetings are typically held on the 3rd Thursday of each month at varying locations. Meetings are typically not held in June or December.

WMPA has a small, but highly effective, staff that oversees a wide variety of the Agency's operations. Whether it's the day-to-day management, load scheduling, lobbying, public relations, accounting, contract negotiations, purchasing, or any number of duties.