The processes, procedures, and specifics of ATHEA Accreditation fall within the purview of the ATHEA Board of Commissioners, which organisationally is part of ATHEA with independence relative to matters of accreditation. The Board of Commissioners is organisationally subordinate to the ATHEA Board of Directors, but there is a degree of separation relative to Commission actions relative to accreditation. Such separation ensures unbiased accreditation actions. The shortened versions would be the ATHEA Board of Commissioners when referring to the organisational entity, and ATHEA Commissioners when referring to the persons on the Commission.