College of Business and Public Management Alumni Council Meeting Minutes
Monday, September 8, 2014, 7:00 p.m.
Hanawalt House
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I & II. Welcome and Call to Order
1. Jerry called meeting to order at 7:10PM. There is a quorum present (3 of 3 Board of
Directors are present) * NOTE – AAB Bylaws will be in effect replacing the CBPM AA’s
previous governance documents.
III. Call to order
Present: Renee Deming, Hoang Dinh, Ebony Williams, Monika Moore, Alfred Magallanes, Abe
Helou, Raymond Medina, Joe De La Cerda, Carrie Hasse, Jerry Gonzalez, Elizabeth Tabita, Chris
Braunstein (guest - Alumni Advisory Board Past President), Faheem Dayala, Hibh Dayala (guest).
Present via conference call: None.
IV. Agenda
1. Discussed but no motion presented.
V. Minutes
1. Minutes from August 11th meeting. Motioned, seconded, and passed.
VI. Executive and Chair Reports & Housekeeping
A. President (Jerry) Report:
1. CBPM AA materials box was to be reviewed but since it is not in the CBPM office
anymore, we will talk about this at a later time. It is outside the office in a cabinet
where Ebony will have access with a key.
a. Ebony talked about the brochures, there are no new pictures to replace the
older members (event photos that Alfred mentioned were mainly
reception/general alumni photos). Small batch to be used for Saturday’s event.
Flyers will have event info. Miscellaneous items (pens, stress balls, etc.) to be
determined later. Abe mentioned that Carrie C. may have the past alumni picnic
photos. Joe thanked Jerry for submitting the event photo to the website for
registration, Jerry also said to have Joe take credit for it as well. Discussion was
to keep the two year old professional photo for the time being for marketing
materials. Abe suggested that most of us dress up for the photo on Saturday’s
event.
2. Homecoming on Sat. October 25th.
a. Jerry would like to have someone be a point person for this event, as he will be
out of state that weekend. Renee has volunteered for this event.
b. Monika clarified that Homecoming is the weekend from Fri. October 24 th
through Sun. October 26th.
c. Carrie mentioned that staffing for the booth on Saturday is dictated by who will
be available considering the Fri. night receptions/dinner will take place. Alfred
stated that his office takes care of this on Fri. night.
d. Hoang mentioned that if you are attending the reception/dinner, you need to
register for Homecoming on the University website. Hoang suggested to Renee
that we get in touch with Angie (CAB Office) on reserving the table and I can help
her with that.
e. Carrie suggests that everyone reach out to 3-5 people to register for Fri.’s
reception event, open to current students as well. Colleges hand out faculty
awards at the reception, but Abe does not want to disclose the information at
this time.
f. Raymond asked Monika if Homecoming flyers can be available on Sat.’s event so
that Homecoming can be marketed.
g. Monika stated that gift packs can be made available for Rick as he is teaching a
class that Sat. of Homecoming. The theme of this year’s Homecoming is Leo
Pride.
h. Ebony asked if a raffle could be held at the booth. Monika and Alfred mentioned
that it isn’t against the rules but CAB runs this, she’ll check with Angie. Jerry
mentioned that there needs to be a hook for alumni to approach the booth and
want to associate with the group. The lack of following up on the interest cards
is what the group has been lacking in the past.
B. Vice President (Renee) Report:
1. Sat. September 13th networking/football event.
a. Thanked Alfred as the last count is 30 attending. He’ll have nametags for us.
b. Food is appetizers, beer and wine taken care of by Carrie C. Jerry has the
catering plan left by Abe.
c. Carrie H. asked about the cutoff date regarding the RSVP. Alfred won’t turn
anyone away, there is a buffer for food.
d. Alfred will have sign-in sheets available.
e. Jerry passed out a copy of those attending.
f. Hoang asked if we should be dressed in business professional or be casual.
C. Secretary (Hoang) Report:
1. Received email from Sarah Prosenko asking for the names of those members
participating in 2014-2015 calendar year, this is for the October edition of The Voice
magazine.
a. The group went through the list of names to either keep or remove. Hoang
committed to getting the names to Sarah by Tue. September 9 th.
Dayala, Faheem
De La Cerda, Joe
Deming, Renee
Dinh, Hoang
D.
E.
F.
G.
Gillen, Larry
Gonzalez, Gerardo
Hasse, Richard
Hasse, Carrie
Macias, Carrie
Medina, Raymond
Nichols, Ryan
Tabita, Elizabeth
Williams, Ebony
Outreach Chair (Vacant) Report:
1. Submitted Rick’s email with Outreach event dates. Rick also suggested that he step
down due to his teaching conflict.
a. Carrie H. reviewed the events and Jerry can talk with Rick on Sat.’s event to
confirm the events.
b. Ebony asked if she can get potential RSVP lists with Rick on Sat.
Tentative Events:
c. Mr. Doug Robertson, City Manager for the City of Victorville, is speaking to
my Managing Financial Resources class on Thu. October 2nd. I thought I
would also invite High Desert alumni to the event as well. PR for the event
will be available September 8th.
d. I will be hosting my annual football tailgate event for the final home game of
the season on Sat. November 8th vs. Pomona-Pitzer at 11:00AM (game begins
at 1:00PM). This tailgate is open to all alumni and friends of ULV football. PR
for this event will be available October 1st.
e. I am in the preliminary stage of setting up an evening of finance/economy
discussions with Mr. Willard Caddell, Senior Vice President of U.S. Bank for
Wed. November 19th at our Orange County campus. This event is also
planned to be available Online through WebEx to students and alumni. Mr.
Caddell has committed to the event; we are now just matching calendars. PR
for this event will hopefully be ready by October 1st.
f. We have selected Sat. February 14th, 2015 at 6:00PM for our annual Hockey
Night in Ontario. The game this year will be the Reign vs. Alaska Aces
(defending league champs). November is the schedule PR announcement for
this event.
g. Finally, I have reconnected with Mr. Grant Riddle, Vice President and General
Manager of the baseball Rancho Cucamonga Quakes. We are a go for a
CBPM Alumni night and discussion about the business of professional sport
franchises. We are looking at a May, 2015 date for this. As the planning for
this event develops I will advise. I plan on also involving a graduate class in
this event, and having the Ontario campus alumni involved in this event.
h. Any of our CBPM alumni who would like to help in the planning of these
events; I look forward to your communication.
Events Chair (Vacant) Report:
1. Combined with the Outreach Chair email report.
Marketing Chair (Ebony) Report:
1. Pen sample styles (red, blue, and black). Red has been selected.
Burbank Chapter President (Joe) Report:
1. Joe met with the Executive Board this past Sat.
a. To have events at the Burbank Campus, tentatively on Sat. September 27th,
Talent Manager from Northrop-Grumman.
b. Sat. November 15th, President of a banking institution.
2. Dead period in December as Burbank chapter plans to attend the Holiday event.
3. Alfred asked how Joe plans to have registration for these events. Joe will be talking
with Monika on this.
4. Carrie H. asked how many can be accommodated in these events. Joe said it would
be about 40 total.
H. Alumni Advisory Board Representative (Raymond) Report:
1. Brief update on Sun. September 21st meeting. Raymond will touch base with Joe
and Renee on these upcoming events.
VII. Alumni Relations Office (Monika/Alfred)
A. Alumni Advisor Board’s Executive Board met yesterday. The next upcoming meeting will
be on Sun. September 21st in the Howell Board Room at 1:00PM.
B. Sat. September 13th – reception for College of Law in San Diego at 4:30-6:30PM.
C. Sat. September 13th – pre-game party for the Alumni in the Portland, OR area before the
first football game vs. George Fox University at 7:00PM.
D. Thu. October 2nd – One Book, One University event at La Verne Church of the Brethren
at 7:00PM.
E. Homecoming Weekend.
a. Fri. October 24th
i. Back To College, 10:30AM-2:00PM
ii. College Receptions at Sheraton Fairplex Conference Center, 5:30PM7:00PM
iii. Alumni Awards Dinner at Sheraton Fairplex Conference Center, 7:00PM9:30PM
iv. Moonlight Desserts & Dancing at Sheraton Fairplex Conference Center,
9:30PM-11:00PM.
b. Sat. October 25th
i. Homecoming Street Fair, 10:00AM-12:00PM
ii. Parade, 12:30PM-12:50PM.
iii. Football Game, 1:00PM.
iv. Post-Game Party.
v. Decade Reunion Dinners, 5:00PM-7:00PM
vi. Young Alumni Mixer, 5:00-7:00PM
F. Meeting with Regional Campuses to restructure the Spring Regional Receptions.
VIII. Old Business
A. None.
IX. New Business
A. Holiday mixer/networking event tentatively scheduled for Fri. December 5th at Hanawalt
House. Time set for 7:00PM-10:00PM.
a. Alfred wanted to make sure that the event was open to all alumni of College of
Business & Public Management, and potentially invite the College’s Advisory
Board.
b. Jerry asked if Hanawalt is decorated for the holidays. Action Item – Monika to
follow-up.
B. Potential parking permits temporary for volunteers to park on meeting nights. Action
Item - Carrie H. to follow-up.
C. Monika stated that Hanawalt is booked for all the meetings and that conference call
with phone is setup.
D. Calendar of events needs to be up to date on multiple websites.
a. Hoang suggested we table this until next month’s meeting as we need to fill the
Outreach and Events chair positions.
X. Announcements
A. October Projected Agenda Discussions and Open Announcements.
B. Graduation Fair for Winter 2015 Commencement. Date is TBA.
C. Jerry will be out of the country from September 20-28th, and out of California the week
of Homecoming.
XI. Adjournment of Meeting with next Meeting Confirmation
1. Jerry adjourned the meeting at 8:45PM (95 minutes total).
2. Next scheduled 2 meetings are set for Mon. October 13th, 2014 and Mon. November
10th, 2014 at Hanawalt House.
/S/ Hoang V. Dinh (’01, ’13), Secretary