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| Dr. Luis
Rodriguez, President/CEO
La Casa
Dominicana NJ, Nonprofit Corporation 501(c)3
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It is the job of the
President/CEO to enforce the bylaw of the organization. The President/CEO shall
preside at all Executive Committee, General Membership, and Emergency meetings.
The President/CEO may sign, with the Secretary or other “La Casa
Dominicana”-(The Dominican House) officer, any deeds, mortgages, bonds,
contracts, or other legal instruments authorized by the Executive Committee.
The President/CEO shall in general perform all the duties incident to the
office of President/CEO, and such other duties as from time to time may be
authorized by the Executive Committee.
The president/CEO submits
the annual budget to the board directors and approves the entire annual
calendar.
All Members of the board
director are elected to serve for a term of two (2) years. A total of seven (7)
members comprise the director body.
The purpose of La Casa
Dominicana- is to foster and encourage the involvement and interest of the
community in New Jersey in civic, sporting, housing, legal assistance, daycare
professional, social, educational, charitable, national and international
activities to be able to celebrate our culture, preserve our culture, preserve
our roots, and to take an active role in the sensitive problems of our
community.
Both Spanish and English
shall be the official languages of La Casa Dominicana – (The Dominican House),
NJ INC.
The organization shall
have two classes of members. The designation of such classes and the
qualifications and rights of the members of such classes shall be as follows:
General Member - shall be
any person, in the State of New Jersey and Associate Member - shall be any
other dues paid member.
Individuals shall qualify
for membership by payment of current dues and be otherwise eligible for
membership. Each General Member shall be entitled to one vote on each matter
submitted to a vote of the members at the annual meeting. Membership in the
organization is not transferable or assignable.
Regular meetings are those
which occur on a monthly basis or as determined by the Board members at any
location within the Atlantic County Area. These meetings are open by invitation
to non-members as observers.
The Emergency meetings are
any other meetings of the membership approved by the Board members upon notice
duly given and the Annual meeting shall be convened by the Board of Directors.
Luis Rodriguez is the
current President / CEO of La Casa Dominicana.
Rodriguez is a medical doctor; he studied at the Technical University of
Santo Domingo “UTESA”, he has a Diploma in Family Health at the Catholic
University from Santo Domingo “UCSD”. Before he came to join our community, he
was the
president and founder of the National Multiple Services Cooperative of the
National Union of Dominican Nursing Services. He had born in Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic. Actually he lives in
Atlantic City. Where he has been living for the past eight years.
Doctor Rodriguez was
responsible in creating the
bylaws of the organization which were required for submission to
the IRS, so to make the requests of the law 501(c) 3: in order to make La Casa
Dominicana a nonprofit organization.
