Josie Hernandez
Account Executive
Bostrom

Josie Hernandez is an Account Executive at Bostrom Corporation where she serves as Executive Director for DONA International. In this role, Josie is responsible for providing leadership, strategic direction, and oversight of all activities and programs for DONA International. She works with DONA International board of directors and staff to ensure the execution of the DONA International mission, vision, and strategic plan.  

Josie is skilled in volunteer management and leadership development; she believes it is vital to the success of an organization to have a pipeline of well-prepared leaders to execute the goals of the organization and maintain long term success. Josie is a strategic thinker that evaluates the relationships between all aspects of leadership and delivery to understand how structures are interrelated to bring maximum efficiency to an organization. She likes to focus on areas of key member engagement to identify the member behavior that will inform organizational strategy and direction.  

Prior to joining the Bostrom team, Josie was a Dietetic Practice Group Manager for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Dietetic Practice Groups are professional-interest groups of Academy members who wish to connect with other members within their areas of interest and/or practice. In this role she was responsible for leading and managing three Dietetic Practice Group executive committees as they developed and executed programs, projects, and member benefits. Josie has worked in association management for over ten years and was awarded the IOM graduate recognition for completing a comprehensive course of study in nonprofit management through the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s Institute for Organization Management 

program. Josie also has a background in retail management, sales, and customer service. She was General Manager for several Casual Corner stores throughout the Chicago land area, including their flagship location on Michigan Avenue. She is passionate about lifelong learning and sharing her knowledge with others. Josie taught Customer Service and Sales Fundamentals for the Retail Training Institute at Instituto del Progreso Latino. This course prepares students to receive the Customer Service and Sales credential offered by the National Retail Federation. She is an advocate for promoting diversity in the workplace and throughout her organization. Josie is a co-founder of Association Latinos online LinkedIn community whose mission is to advance Latino leadership in associations, and partner with organizations to foster diversity and inclusion efforts. She has also been a member of Association Forum for ten years and is the current Co-Chair of their inaugural Latinx Advisory Group.