2022 Fall Business Meeting and Town Hall Meeting – Register Now!

Summary:  District 57 Fall Business Meeting will be held on Thursday, September 29, 2022 from 7:00pm to 9:00pm virtually/online.All District 57 Toastmasters are welcome, voting limited to District Council members only.  Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/business-meeting-fall-tickets-413222829607 Review and vote on the 2022-2023 budget, elect District officers, and approve appointed district leaders for 2022-2023. A Town Hall Meeting…

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Summer TLI 2022: Prepare – Lead – Succeed

July 16, 2022

Be prepared to lead in 2022! Register now on the Whova platform by clicking the button or the url link below. 

District 57 TLI (Toastmasters Leadership Institute) 2022: PREPARE – LEAD – SUCCEED Registration (whova.com)

Preliminary Agenda: 

8:00-8:55 am
Early Networking

9:00-10:00 
Welcome to TLI Fall 2022! The theme: “PREPARE – LEAD – SUCCEED“.  
Opening remarks by: Bill Holsey, DTM
D57 Trio:  Carolyn Douglas, DTM     Ed Cullen, DTM    Sally Philbin, DTM
Our keynote address: “Courage to Lead” by Michael Notaro, DTM, PDG

10:00
Officer Training
President: Learn the secrets of becoming a highly effective Club President for your club!  This session will provide invaluable information on tips, techniques, overcoming challenges and suggested approaches through real world examples.  
Speaker: Talha Bin Hamid, DTM

VP of Education: Learn the secrets of becoming a highly effective VPE for your club!  This session will provide invaluable information on tips, techniques, overcoming challenges and suggested approaches through real world examples. 
Speakers: Lisa Ash and Hans Thoma

Vice President of Membership: Learn the secrets of becoming a highly effective VPM for your club!  This session will provide invaluable information on tips, techniques, overcoming challenges and suggested approaches through real world examples. 
Speaker: Greg Scott, DTM

Vice President of Public Relations: Learn the secrets of becoming a highly effective VPPR for your club!  This session will provide invaluable information on tips, techniques, overcoming challenges and suggested approaches through real world examples. 
Speakers: Cynthia Stout, DTM and Jeanna Alford, DTM

Secretary: Learn the secrets of becoming a highly effective Secretary for your club!  This session will provide invaluable information on tips, techniques, overcoming challenges and suggested approaches through real world examples. 
Speaker: Brendan Murphy, DTM

Treasurer: Learn the secrets of becoming a highly effective Treasurer for your club!  This session will provide invaluable information on tips, techniques, overcoming challenges and suggested approaches through real world examples. 

Sargeant-at-Arms: Learn the secrets of becoming a highly effective SAA for your club!  This session will provide invaluable information on tips, techniques, overcoming challenges and suggested approaches through real world examples. 
Speaker: Ashley Harkness, PDG

11:00
Workshop Electives 5 Sessions:

  1. Club Magic
  2. Secrets to Building Great Teams
  3. Self-care and Wellness
  4. How to Read and Use the DCP Dashboard
  5. Demystifying the club Visit and Club Visit Report

12:00 PM
Division Council Meetup Sessions

12:30- 1:15 PM 
Closing Speaker “Valuable Currency” and Final Remarks

1:15 – 2:00 PM
Networking Hangout

2:00- 6:00 PM
Area and Division Directors Training

How to Use Whova

  1. Register here:District 57 TLI (Toastmasters Leadership Institute) 2022: PREPARE – LEAD – SUCCEED (whova.com)
  2. Once you have registered you will get a confirmation page from Whova. in the letter you will have a link to download the app it should look like the image below. 

 Review the user guide:  Whova Attendee Guide

 

 

District 57 TLI (Toastmasters Leadership Institute) 2022: PREPARE – LEAD – SUCCEED

PREPARE – LEAD – SUCCEED July 16, 2022  We are using the Whova platform to host the Summer TLI training, register now!  District 57 TLI (Toastmasters Leadership Institute) 2022: PREPARE – LEAD – SUCCEED Registration (whova.com) Preliminary Agenda:  8:00-8:55 am Early Networking 9:00-10:00  Welcome to TLI Fall 2022! The theme: “PREPARE – LEAD – SUCCEED“.  …

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2021-2022 Hall of Fame

Hall of Fame 2021-2022

The Hall of Fame recognizes the accomplishments of our members and clubs throughout the year. Awards and accolades include:

  • District Speech Contest Winners
  • Distinguished Toastmasters
  • Triple Crown Awards
  • Outstanding Achievement in Toastmasters Awards (OATM)
  • Club Officers of the Year 
  • Distinguished Clubs 
  • Area Director of the Year
  • Division Director of the Year
  • Toastmaster of the Year

** Page will be updated closer to the end of the term. 

International Speech Contests:

1st place Jackie Tweedie The Diablo Champagne Breakfast Club
2nd place  Ray Engan Toast of Petaluma
3rd place  Alexey Morov Danville Toastmasters Club
     

Evaluation Contest

1st place Kat Paz

South Bay Toastmasters

2nd place  Terri Boudreaux      Ukiah Toastmasters
3rd place  Jackie Tweedie  The Diablo Champagne Breakfast Club 

Triple Crown

—A—-

Erik Anderson
Rick Arellano
Kimi Avary

—B—

Joann C. Bradley
David R. Blum
Mary Bustamante

—C—

Bertie C
David Lazcano Castillo
Timothy Carlisle
Krishna  Chockalingam
Kristen Clopton
Edward M. Cullen

—D—

Abraham Daniels
Liesl Anne Dittrich
Carolyn Douglas

—E—

 

—F—

George Fernandez
Bryce Foster

—G—

Seema Giri

—H—

Curt Hayashida
Charles W Herron
William Holsey

—I–

—J—
Sherry Jensen

 

—K—

Amit Kamble

—L—

Jackson Lane
Jay Ligda
Evelyn V. Lee
Jean Tran Nhu Luong

—M—

Winnie Ma
Akinwunmi K. McKinzie
Alexey Morov
Nancy Moscardini
Arunavaa Mukherjee

—N—

Venkatesan Narayanan

—0—

 

—P–

Janet M. Pang 
Linda Patten
Michelle Peticolas
Kurt Philipsen

–Q–

—R—

Praveena V Raman
Melissa Renteria

—S–

Tao Shu
Robert L. Smith
Teresa Smith
Linda Stewart
Cynthia S. Stott
Elleora Svoboda

—T–

Steve Taddei
Qun Tang
Jerreau Taylor
Pamela Thompson

—U—

 

—V—
Janet Elizabeth Voss

—W–

Deborah Wiener

—X—

—Y—

Roger Yu

—Z—

 

Club Ambassadors
Top Ambassador
Cynthia Deleon, Speakeasies (Club Ambassador of the Year)

Zhu Fu, Tri-Valley Toastmasters
Rebekah Fernandez, Oakland City Center 
Saurabh Tailang, Talk and Thrive 
David Lazcano, Andeesheh 

 

OATM

Chiye Azuma, East Bay Toastmasters
Aki McKinzie, East Bay Toastmasters
Linda Patten,   Leaders WorldWide TMC
Michelle Peticolas,Heart2Heart Toastmasters Club
Teresa Smith, GenoMasters  Toastmasters
Winnie Ma, Toastmasters  leadership club
Nancy Moscardini Talk and Thrive Toastmasters
Praveena Raman, City Speech Toastmasters
Cynthia Stott – Leaders Worldwide

DTM

Winnie Ma
Linda  Patten
Giri Seema

Club Awards:

Distinguished Clubs
Noon Toastmasters Club
Oakland Uptown Toastmasters
Watergate Toastmasters

Select Distinguished

City Speech Toastmasters
Diablo Champagne Breakfast Club
Fountaingrove Club
GenoMasters|
Newark Toastmasters Club
Pleasanton Community Club
Southern Marin Toastmasters Club
Tenacious Talkers Club

President Distinguished

Bioradical Toastmasters Club
Citizens for Better Communicators Club
East Bay Toastmasters Club
El Cerrito Toastmasters
F.A.T Toastmasters club
Heart2Heart
Leaders Worldwide
Talk and Thrive
Toast Tronic
Star Search Club
Walnut Creek Toastmasters Club

 

Newsletter Contest 

East Bay Toastmasters 1st place
Toast Tronic 2nd place
Star Search Toastmasters 3rd place
The Confident Communicator Most Improved

This is the list of competing clubs that submitted all of the required issues, along with the names of the editors.

Capitol Speakers: Larry J. Miller Toastmasters2080@gmail.com
Chamber Chatters: Viveca Hubbard vivecahubbard@gmail.com
Star Search Toastmasters: Puja Sinha puja.sinha@gmail.com
East Bay Toastmasters: Chiye Azuma chiye@cazuma.com
Confident Communicators Jennifer Su tonyjenny98@sbcglobal.net
Toast Tronic: Melissa Renteria melissa.renteria@medtronic.com

 

Club Officers of the Year:

Area Director of the Year:

Division Director of the Year:

Club Officers of the Year:

Toastmaster of the Year:

 

Spring Conference Registration is Open

Notice: Saturday May 14 deadline for floor candidates and new business Any member planning to run as a floor candidate at the business meeting on May 21 needs to notify the District Director, George Marshall, by Sunday, May 15. Email: george@d57tm.org If any member has new business that they would like they district council to consider…

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