We are happy to announce the 2023-2024 District 57 Toastmasters leadership team.
Interested to join the District 57 Leadership Team? Contact District Director Ed Cullen at ed@d57tm.org
| 2023-2024 District Leaders/Chairs | |||||||
| DISTRICT TEAM |
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| Elected/ Appointed | Appointed By: | Position | Context | 2023-24 Person | Email Address | ||
| Elected | N/A | District Director (DD) | Ed Cullen | ed@d57tm.org | |||
| Elected | N/A | Program Quality Director (PQD) | All things training: TLI, District Conf. | Sally Philbin | sally@d57tm.org | ||
| Elected | N/A | Club Growth Director (CGD) | Club Growth & Quality Clubs | Linda Patten | linda@d57tm.org | ||
| Appointed | District Director | Administrative Manager | Keep minutes & maintain organization of District | ||||
| Appointed | District Director | Finance Manager | Maintain District books | Tiffany Dawn Jones | justiffjones@gmail.com | ||
| Appointed | District Director | Public Relations Manager (PRM) | Responsible for all Dist. Communication, including the website, newsletter/newspaper, District Calendar. | Eliott Rodgers | ejrodgers.toastmasters@gmail.com | ||
| Appointed | District Director | Realignment Chair | Review district Allignment at the end of the program year | ||||
| Appointed | District Director | District Leadership Chair | Coordinate producing candidates for District offices for the upcoming year | Carolyn Douglas | carolyn@d57tm.org | ||
| Appointed | District Director | District Parlimentarian | Makes sure that District business is conducted according to the strict rules of procedure | Darrel Zeller | darrellz77@att.net | ||
| Appointed | District Director | Awards & Incentives Chair (including Outstanding Achievement Toastmaster (OATM) Award) | Manages the District’s Awards and Incentives Program | ||||
| Appointed | District Director | Logistics Manager | *** | ||||
| Appointed | District Director | TMTV | With Team coordinates the programming on TMTV | Carolyn Douglas | carolyn@d57tm.org | ||
| DIVISION DIRECTORS |
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| Elected/ Appointed |
Appointed By: | Position | Context | 2023-24 Person | Email Address | ||
| Elected | N/A | Oversee Areas, Hold Area Council Mtgs, Oversee Div. contests | |||||
| Elected | N/A | Division A Director | Jeffrey Young | young.jeffrey@siemens.com | |||
| Elected | N/A | Division B Director | Jonathan (Lee) Vaughan | lee.vaughan@pge.com | |||
| Elected | N/A | Division C Director | Susan Colborn | susanjcolborn@gmail.com | |||
| Elected | N/A | Division D Director | Cynthia Stott | cynthiastottdtm@gmail.com | |||
| Elected | N/A | Division E Director | Venkatesan Narayanan | sankar_narayanan@bio-rad.com | |||
| Elected | N/A | Division F Director | Arti Kapoor | newpeakscoaching@gmail.com | |||
| *** |
Logistics Manager is not a District Officer position as defined for the purpose of the Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM) award
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| AREA DIRECTORS | |||||||
| Elected/ Appointed |
Appointed By: | Div. | Area | Position | Context | 2023-24 Person | Email Address |
| OverseeClubs,Holds Area Council Meetings,Complete Club Visit Repts, OverseeSphContests | |||||||
| Appointed | Dist. Dir | A | A-01 | Area A-01 Director | Jijie Zablan | ||
| Appointed | Dist. Dir | A | A-13 | Area A-13 Director | Myo Wong | ||
| Appointed | Dist. Dir | A | A-29 | Area A-29 Director | Praveena Raman | ||
| Appointed | Dist. Dir | A | A-35 | Area A-35 Director | Abhishek Chaturvedi | ||
| Appointed | Dist. Dir | B | B-07 | Area B-07 Director | Brigitte Mensah | ||
| Appointed | Dist. Dir | B | B-21 | Area B-21 Director | Varsha Vachani | ||
| Appointed | Dist. Dir | B | B-22 | Area B-22 Director | Jill Arrington | ||
| Appointed | Dist. Dir | B | B-27 | Area B-27 Director | Ashley Harkness | ||
| Appointed | Dist. Dir | C | C-08 | Area C-08 Director | Rifat Hossain Fahim | ||
| Appointed | Dist. Dir | C | C-09 | Area C-09 Director | Raveendra Seelam | ||
| Appointed | Dist. Dir | C | C-10 | Area C-10 Director | Raymond Gowan | ||
| Appointed | Dist. Dir | C | C-31 | Area C-31 Director | Sheridith Maresh | ||
| Appointed | Dist. Dir | D | D-03 | Area D-03 Director | D’Marie Shy-King | ||
| Appointed | Dist. Dir | D | D-12 | Area D-12 Director | Maureen Filler | ||
| Appointed | Dist. Dir | D | D-26 | Area D-26 Director | Aaron Lok Van | ||
| Appointed | Dist. Dir | D | D-30 | Area D-30 Director | Kari Kelly | ||
| Appointed | Dist. Dir | E | E-04 | Area E-04 Director | |||
| Appointed | Dist. Dir | E | E-06 | Area E-06 Director | Karrie Keegan | ||
| Appointed | Dist. Dir | E | E-18 | Area E-18 Director | Rahul Sansi | ||
| Appointed | Dist. Dir | E | E-23 | Area E-23 Director | Nilesh Buricha | ||
| Appointed | Dist. Dir | F | F-19 | Area F-19 Director | Priya Shastri | ||
| Appointed | Dist. Dir | F | F-28 | Area F-28 Director | Zameen Saleem | ||
| Appointed | Dist. Dir | F | F-34 | Area F-34 Director | Alexey Morov | ||
| PROGRAM QUALITY DIRECTOR COMMITTE CHAIRS |
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| Program Team | |||||||
| Elected/ Appointed |
Appointed By: | Position | Context | 2023-24 Person | Email Address | ||
| Appointed | PQD | DTM /HPL Chair | Review HPL/DTM projects for appropriatenes & gives guidance |
Winnie Ma | wfma76380@gmail.com | ||
| Appointed | PQD | Youth Leadership/Gavel Chair | Coordinaters District-wide Youth/Gavel Club programs | Shalini Suravarjjala | yvsdevi@gmail.com | ||
| Appointed | PQD | Speakers Bureau Chair | This is a dynomite grp that should be showcased Joann Bradley | Gary McKinsey | garymckinsey@gmail.com | ||
| Appointed | PQD | Member Retention Chair | Renewed: Send out reminders for each renewal period, weekly w/ VPM’s |
Merci Del Rosario | merci.delrosario@gmail.com | ||
| Conference Team | |||||||
| Elected/ Appointed |
Appointed By: | Position | Context | 2023-24 Person | Email Address | ||
| Appointed | PQD | Conference Co-Chair (CCC) | Hybrid: Recruit & Oversee EdSessChr, HospChr, FdCoorChr, PostToastChr+any other position needed |
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| Appointed | PQD | Conference Co-Chair (CCC) | Hybrid: Recruit & Oversee EdSessChr, HospChr, FdCoorChr, PostToastChr+any other position needed |
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| Appointed | PQD | Hybrid Chair | New:Train Clubs & works with Conference & Contest Chairs to design hybrid solution | Bett Bollhoefer | bettworld@gmail.com | ||
| Appointed | PQD/CCoC | Educational Session Chair | Select Educational session presenters for District Conference | Cynthia Yeh | csyeh2013@gmail.com | ||
| Appointed | PQD/CCoC | Hospitality Chair | In-Person: Greet attendees w/ name tags, programs, info packets… | ||||
| Appointed | PQD/CCoC | Food Coord. Chair | In-Person: Arranges for lunch & snacks | ||||
| Appointed | PQD/CCoC | Post Toastie Chair | In-Person: Identifies resturant /pizza place/reserves for in-person after conf. celebration |
Yoshiko Stowell | yoshikok@gmail.com | ||
| Appointed | DD/PQD | Communication Excellence Award given by District Chair |
Conf: Identify possible candidates for this award |
Lindy Sinclair | lindy@lindysinclair.com | ||
| Appointed | PQD/CCoC | Printed Programs Chairr | In-Person: Collects needed info, designs, & prints programs | ||||
| Contest Team | |||||||
| Elected/ Appointed |
Appointed By: | Position | Context | 2023-24 Person | Email Address | ||
| Appointed | PQD | District Contest Co-Chair | Provide training for Area & Div. Contests, Coord. District Contests | Venkat Ramen | venkat@ramancopywriting.com | ||
| Appointed | PQD | District Contest Co-Chair | Provide training for Area & Div. Contests, Coord. District Contests | Ananda Sen | senuic@gmail.com | ||
| Appointed | PQD | District Chief Judge | On-going: Works w/ Contest Chairs to train for Area/Div. Contests. Serves as Chief Judge at District Contests |
Hans E. Thoma | hthoma@hotmail.com | ||
| Appointed | PQD | Hybrid Chair | New:Trains Clubs; works with Conf. & Contest Chairs on best meeting practices in a hybrid setting | Bett Bollhoefer | bettworld@gmail.com | ||
| Training Team | |||||||
| Elected Appointed |
Appointed By: | Position | Context | 2023-24 Person | Email Address | ||
| Appointed | PQD | Training Coordination Chair | New: Coord. w/ trainers to schedule trngs/get Zoom links. Wk w/ PQD Comm Chr to adv. wk w/ Pathways Chr, Tech Host Chrs, Contest Chrs, Hybrid Chr, Club Meeting Quality Chr & anyone putting on Dist trng |
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| Appointed | PQD | Toastmasters Leadership Institute (TLI) Dean |
Design and implement Off Trng for June 17, 2023 & 1 in Jan 2024 |
Maureen Filler | maureenfiller@att.net | ||
| Appointed | PQD | Div/Area Dir Training Chr | Coor trng on 2 TLI dates (June 17 & Jan 2024 + initial make-up trng 1 ea in July, Aug, & Sept |
Greg Scott/Michael Osur | gscottdtm@gmail.com | ||
| Appointed | PQD | Club Meeting Quality Chair | New: Provide monthly training/ sharing ideas on how to run an excellent club meeting. Each trng will build on the month before. Invite Past Dist Club Pres for each trng. |
Deborah Wiener | dwiener@quickscrews.com | ||
| Open House Training Chair | to be coordinated with CGD appt for Open House Chair | ||||||
| Club Coach Training Chair | to be coordinated with CGD appt for Club Coach Chair | ||||||
| Appointed | PQD | Train-the-Trainer Chair | Coordinate Train-the-Trnr Training Ashley Harkness – Mentor | Cynthia Yeh | |||
| Appointed | PQD | Pathways Chair | Give monthly trainings and support clubs seeking information, wk w/ VPP | Gemma Rieser | 1Cheemah7@gmail.com | ||
| Appointed | New Member Training Chair | Give monthly trainings for New Toastmaster Members-Toastmasters 101 | Mike Pruett | mikepruett01@gmail.com | |||
| Appointed | PQD | Co-Tech Host/Zoom Mstr | Redefined: Provide trng & assign tech hosts for Area/Div Contests. Support Distr Events |
Daniel Zhu | dzhu2332@gmail.com | ||
| Appointed | PQD | Co-Tech Host/Zoom Mstr | Redefined: Provide trng & assign tech hosts for Area/Div Contests. Support Distr Events |
Kat King | |||
| Appointed | PQD | Hybrid Chair | New:Train Clubs/ works with Conference & Contest Chrs to design hybrid solution |
Bett Bollhoefer | bettworld@gmail.com | ||
| Appointed | PQD | New Club Mentor Trainer | New: Provides training on being a New-Club Mentor | Deborah Wiener | dweiner30@gmail.com | ||
| Technical Team | |||||||
| Elected/ Appointed |
Appointed By: | Position | Context | 2023-24 Person | Email Address | ||
| Appointed | PQD | PQD Communication Chr | New: Write communication pieces |
Katie Pitts | katie.l.pitts@gmail.com | ||
| Appointed | PQD | WHOVA Master | New: Set-up Whova for District events & be on-site to manage |
David Dai | daviddai1971@gmail.com | ||
| Appointed | PQD | Co-Tech Host/Zoom Mstr | Redefined: Provide training & assign tech hosts for Area/Div. Contests. Support District Events | Daniel Zhu | dzhu2332@gmail.com | ||
| Appointed | PQD | Co-Tech Host/Zoom Mstr | Redefined: Provide training & assign tech hosts for Area/Div. Contests. Support District Events |
Kat King | katherine_lee89@live.com | ||
| Appointed | PQD | Google Master | Keep up w/ Google Suite; Administering Google Suite, Post to YouTube. | David Dai | daviddai1971@gmail.com | ||
| Appointed | PQD | Hybrid Chair | New: Clubs/works with Conference & Contest Chairs to design hybrid solution |
Bett Bollhoefer | |||
| Appointed | PQD | MasterClass Chair (YouTube) | Eliott Rodgers | ||||
| CLUB GROWTH DIRECTOR COMMITTE CHAIRS |
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| Elected/ Appointed |
Appointed By: | Position | Context | 2023-24 Person | Email Address | ||
| Appointed | CGD | Club Extension Chair (CExtC) | Corporate/Community New Club Chartering | Ashley Harkness | harkness955@gmail.com | ||
| Appointed | CGD/CEC | Corporate New Club Chair | |||||
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CGD/CExtC
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Community New Club Chair | |||||
| Appointed | CGD | Club Excellence Chair | Rebuild & strengthen existing clubs | Julie Garrett | jag0726@gmail.com | ||
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CGD/CExcC
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Open House Chair | Review and Approve Open House reports | Annabelle Colestock | colestock17@gmail.com | ||
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CGD/CExcC
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Club Coach Chair | |||||
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CGD/CExcC
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Club Ambassador Chair | |||||
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CGD/CExcC
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Club Growth Publicity/Resource Chair
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| Appointed | CGD | Speechcraft Chair | Foster Speechcraft programs in new and existing clubs | Michelle Peticolas | griefandlossguide@gmail.com | ||
| PUBLIC RELATIONS MANAGER PR TEAM |
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| Elected/ Appointed |
Appointed By: | Position | Context | 2023-24 Person | Email Address | ||
| Appointed | PRM | Webmaster | Larry J. Miller | larry@larry-j-miller.com | |||
| Appointed | PRM | Webmaster Assist. | Lisa Fairchild | lisafairchild57@gmail.com | |||
| Appointed | PRM | Calendar Chair | Lisa Fairchild | lisafairchild57@gmail.com | |||
| Appointed | PRM | Email Communications | Blaise Borr | boborr706@sbcglobal.net | |||
| Appointed | PRM | Newsletter Editor | ejrodgers.toastmasters@gmail.com | ||||
| Appointed | PRM | Newsletter Backup | newsletter@d57tm.org | ||||
| Appointed | PRM | Video Editor Chair | Hans Thoma | ||||
| Appointed | PRM | Social Media Chair | Ananda Sen | Senuic@gmail.com | |||
| Updated Oct. 17, 2023 | LJM #PRM | ||||||
