The Society of Descendants of Ireland (SDI), a dependency of The Augustan Society, Inc., is lead by a [[Committee Chairmen|Dean]] appointed by and serving at the pleasure of the [[President]]. While it is greatly preferred that the Dean be a member of SDI, it is only required that he be a Member of The Augustan Society.
The '''Dean of the SDI ''' is responsible for:
* Establishing and recommending amendments to the Charter of the SDI, for confirmation by the [[Board]];
* Serving on the [[Finance Committee]];
* Developing the annual budget for the SDI, in consultation with the Finance Committee; and
* Submitting a report to the Board (via the [[Assistant Secretary]] on the activities of the SDI annually in July, and at other times when requested.
General responsibilities for Deans are described on the page on [[Committee Chairmen]].