The Drucker Society of Los Angeles

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About Us

The Drucker Society of Los Angeles was founded in December 2007. The organization works closely with The Drucker Institute at Claremont Graduate University.

Our Bylaws

Mission

Our volunteers better society by coaching organizations with Peter F. Drucker's Five Questions: (1) What is our business? (2) Who is our customer? (3) What does our customer value? (4) What are our results? And (5) What is our plan?

Vision

To promote a harmonious and abundant society by helping to build effective and efficient organizations, where effectiveness includes integrity and social responsibility.

Positions

All board members deliberate and are expected to participate in recruitment. There are six board members; there is a vice-president, treasurer, secretary and three associate members of the board.

President – The president represents the Drucker Society and is one voice among several regarding the decisions of the board. Co-Presidents may be elected.

Vice President – The vice president represents the Drucker Society in the absence of the president, and participates in decisionmaking on the board. He or she has a special focus on recruitment for the Society.

Secretary – The secretary takes notes, sends out minutes, notices and agendas, and participates in the decision making of the board. He or she maintains the roster.

Treasurer – The treasurer ensures fairness and accuracy in the fiduciary responsibility of the Society, as well as participating in decision making of the board.

Associate Members of the Board (2 or 3) – A maximum of two or three associate members help the board in its decision making. Their role is to bring in outside perspectives to the board. (There are three associate members in the case of a sole president, two associate members in the case of co-presidents.)

Quorum

At least 5/7 board members must be present for a quorum.

Removal

A board member or regular member may be removed from office or from membership by a majority vote of the rest of the board.

Terms and Elections

A board member may serve up to two, two-year terms, for a maximum of four years in office, in his or her specific office. (Board members may serve up to four years in one office, then up to four years in another office, but not more than four years in a given office.) The terms may or may not be consecutive.

Elections are held for all board offices in mid-October.

Modifying By-laws

Bylaws may be modified by 2/3 board vote.

Executive Board

Gus E. Bojorquez, president

Gus E. Bojorquez has over 25 years of work experience in the areas of corporate finance to include financial planning, accounting, financial analysis, and controllership. Most of his work experience has been in the aerospace and defense industry. He worked as finance controller for over seven years for a small entrepreneurship company. He is a certified Six Sigma specialist and a Six Sigma trained Greenbelt. Mr. Bojorquez earned his Bachelor of Science degree from California State University at Los Angeles an MBA from University of Redlands.

In 2005 he completed an Executive MBA at the Peter F. Drucker and Masatoshi Ito Graduate School of Management, part of the Claremont Graduate University (CGU) consortium. He was honored as the banner person representing The Peter F. Drucker School at CGU’s 2005 commencement. He was recognized in The National Dean’s List during school year 2001-2002. Mr. Bojorquez is fluent in Spanish and English. He can converse in French. He has special interest in the study of Peter F. Drucker’s comprehensive work in the areas of management to include effective management practrices. Mr. Bojorquez is considered a Diversity Champion and Change Agent with his current employer.

Vice president

JOLIE LIU, TREASURER

Jolie Liu is a Southern Californian native, first generation American. Her parents immigrated from Hong Kong more than 30 years ago, and is a proud daughter to a Pharmacist (Father), and an Opera singer (Mother).

Jolie graduated Magna Cum Laude in Economics from the University of California, San Diego. She pursued an accounting career at various trading companies. Jolie is an MBA candidate at the Peter. Drucker Graduate School of Management with a focus on international business.

Currently Jolie is employed at Ratyheon | Thales Raytheon Systems. Was previous Co-Director of the student chapter of the Asian Business Association at the Drucker School, and Vice President of Internal Affairs for Alpha Lambda Delta (National Honors Society) during her undergraduate years.

edie young, Acting Secretary and Events Coordinator.

Edie is a graduate of the Peter Drucker Graduate School of Management. She has worked as a personal financial planner and treasurer of a large condominium association.

Abraham McNiel, Vice President of Information Technolog

ABRAHAM McNIEL, VICE PRESIDENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Abraham McNiel currently works at Sears Holdings Corp. and is pursuing a degree in business administration. He has experience in management with companies such as Staples Inc. and Expo Design Center (A Home Depot Company). Abraham is fluent in English and Spanish and enjoys studying Peter F. Drucker's principles and employs them in the workplace.