Under charity law the Dry Stone Walling Association is governed by a board of Trustees, who are volunteers. The Trustee Board consists of up to twelve elected Trustees and from this number the Trustees elect a Chairman and Deputy Chairman. All the Association’s legal responsibilities lie with the Trustees who formulate the Association’s direction, policies, budget and staffing levels.

There are currently two sub committees:

The Craft Skills Group, responsible for the Association’s training and certification activities.

The Staffing Committee, looking at the staffing requirements of the Association.

The Association employs one full time Administrator to manage the day to day running of the national office and four part time members of staff, an Admin Assistant, a Training and Education Coordinator and two Development Officers.