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Dipak Doshi

Treasurer

During my term as the JAINA Treasurer, I propose to implement a sound basis for JAINA finances that remains sustainable. I will emphasize the use of technology, move towards modernization, and a target of a fully compliant operations for all JAINA business.

Education: M.S., IIT (Chicago) and Gujarat Univ. (India)

Business Accounting, College of Lake County, IL
Business Management, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison

Occupation: Founder and CEO, Protocol Link, Inc.

Member Association: Jain Center of Metro Chicago

Goals:

• Provide strategic and financial planning
• Create a financial plan and ensuring periodic monitoring
• Implement structured reporting with an accounting oversight
• Establish accounting processes based on good accounting principles
• Secure financially viability to strengthen the JAINA platform

Accomplishments:

JAINA

• JAINA Director (2011-2012)
• 2011 JAINA Convention Board Member – Marketing & Public Relations (Early drive of 2,400 registrations, $240K in registration revenue and $255K in sponsorship revenues)
• Member of JAINA LRP (2009-2011) (Presented at LRP Conferences – Kellogg, Siddhachalam, Washington, DC)
• Speaker and Moderator at 2008 and 2010 YJA and JAINA Conventions
• Chairman of Board and Trustee of Jain Society of Metropolitan Chicago (JSMC) (2008-2009) (Chicago’s Jain Center became substantially debt-free from a liability of $6.5 MM. Managed budget of $850K/year and $5.8MM in new donations)
• Chief Election Judge for JSMC Elections (1996-2003)
• Secretary, Treasurer, and VP of JSG (1991-1998)

• 1996 to 2011 Founder and CEO of Protocol Link, Inc. (Manages annual budget of $6-8MM for 630+ projects in 23 countries)
  
• 1991 to 1998 VP of PDA
  
• 1987 to 2011 CFO and Trustee of IMD Trust (Collected and disbursed $1.5MM in donations.Raised $30,000 for earthquake relief drive; executed on ground ZERO in India)