This description is for the president or presider in a Women of the ELCA unit using the board model as its organizational model.

• Develops the agenda, in consultation with others.
• Leads in the development of an annual ministry plan for the unit.
• Oversees the facilitation of the ministry plan and the plan's six features.
• Prepares (by herself or her designee) the business meeting place.
• Presides at unit business meetings and at executive or officer meetings.
• Prepares an annual report to the unit and congregation (reports to congregation as this is part of the "life" of a unit within a congregation) and synodical women's organization (if such reports are requested).
• Oversees and affirms relationship(s) of the unit with any cluster or conference activities or events, the synodical women's organization activities and convention, and the churchwide women's organization (including following the process for delegate representation at synodical women's organization conventions and election processes for Triennial Convention delegates from the synodical women's organization).
• Represents Women of the ELCA at other local and appropriate ministries or functions, or appoints a designee to take her place.
• Introduces and affirms the process for decision-making that allows the unit to make the best progress (does not have to be Robert's Rules of Order).
• Makes sure that any standing rule that the unit may adopt is published and distributed.