Defense Orientation Conference Association

“Charles Lien, an ex-officio past president and director Christian Lien are father and son.”

“The Organization's bylaws were revised during 2016. Revions were made to the following Articles of the Bylaws: Article 2- Membership: Removed language- "There may be only one member living within each family household unless the members have been on JCOC." Only members in good standing are eligible to vote, hold office and otherwise participate in the affairs of the Association. Current membership dues must be paid to remain a member in good standing. Memberships shall be limited to United States citizens who (a) were members in good standing of DOCA as of September 16, 1979, or (b) become members pursuant to Article IX of these Bylaws. Membership privileges and participation in the affairs and activities of the Association shall be confined solely to each individual member. Article 4-Board of Directors: changed from "consisting of twenty-four (24) regional members" to read "consisting of a maximum of twenty-four (24) regional members" The affairs of the Association shall be managed by a Board of Directors consisting of a maximum of twenty-four (24) regional members, elected in the manner described herein, plus the officers and past presidents of the Association.”

“DOCA consists of voting and non-voting members. Only members in good standing are eligible to vote, hold office and otherwise participate in the affairs of the association.”

“Members elect the board of directors at the annual meeting.”

“Members vote on various decisions and recommendations made by the board.”

“The audited financial statements are reviewed for approval by the Treasurer. Once this process is complete, the information from those financial statements is used to complete the Form 990 by the independent external auditors, and subsequently reviewed by the executive board and management before submission.”

“In the event of a potential conflict of interest at the board level, the policy requires the interested board member to call to the attention of the board, or any relevant committee, and such person is not to vote on the matter. If appropriate, such director is required to also excuse him/herself from the discussion of the matter. At the staff level, the policy requires that staff members discuss any situations which give rise to a potential conflict of interest with the EVP, who is responsible to discuss any potential conflict of interest with the Board. The incoming board and officers are issued a conflict of interest policy form.”

“DOCA's elected officers annually review and adjust, if appropriate, the compensation for the management official. DOCA has a policy to establish compensation for all employees based upon review of the cost of living increase percentage, DOD salary increase percentage, compensation data published by ASAE and then factoring all that data into consideration what the budget can afford.”

“The information is available upon request.”

“Defense Orientation Conference Association (DOCA) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, educational association directed toward the interest of national defense without special advocacy of any particular military service or concept. While it is completely independent, DOCA objectives are to provide a means of continuing education.”

“DOCA's Treasurer assumes responsibility for oversight of the audit of its financial statements and selection of the independent auditor. The process is consistent with previous years.”