RE: leader member
I have been a Leader Member for nearly 15 years now. It has nothing to do with being in a Leader club. I was sent an application from the AMA after I completed my third year as treasurer of the club I belong to. As someone else posted, there are two categories, Technical and Administrative. I qualified as an Administrative.
We had the oportunity for several years to become a Leader Club, but only a simple minority of the club members thought it was worth having. A neighboring club did get it for the feeling of prestige.