Page 14 - Voices! - october 2015

Calling All Candidates

by Phyllis A. Harmon, DTM, District Leadership Chair

It’s that time of year when members of the district should be thinking
about how they can make a positive difference in their careers and personal
objectives. One of the ways to help yourself with your planning is to consider
how much your Toastmasters membership is helping with your career goals.
Through Toastmasters, you have learned how to better express yourself,
gained more confidence in your ability to communicate and lead, and the organization continues to help you
improve your skills in those fields.

But Toastmasters, like all organizations larger than a single
person, cannot function without a leadership team in
place. In our district, we elect a new leadership team each
and every year, and it is time to start thinking about your
role in all of this. We need you and your leadership skills
to help us continue to make District 7 one of the premier
districts within Toastmasters International.

As seen by the list below, we have a number of offices that
need to be filled before our new Toastmasters year begins
on July 1, 2016. Please look at the list and decide how
you might best serve the district during the 2016-2017
Toastmasters year. Also consider other members that you
might know who would be a good fit for a district office.

The Process

The D7 Nominating Form (found HERE) can be used to nominate yourself or someone else for one or more district
offices. There will also be an opportunity to announce your candidacy at TLI in January, 2016 or send an email to the
District Leadership Chair (print2pahs@gmail.com) to announce your candidacy.

The following positions will be elected at the 2016 District 7 Spring Conference:

District Director

As the district director, you are responsible for directly overseeing and managing the district’s day-to-day
operations, finances and human resources. Fortunately, you have a team of district leaders to help you fulfill these
responsibilities. You must empower your district leadership team members to work together toward the district
mission, while supporting each one in his or her development as a leader. Together with your district leadership
team, you participate in District Leader Training, Mid-year Training and online training via the District Leader
Tutorials on the Toastmasters International website. To serve as district director, you must have served at least six
consecutive months as a club president and at least 12 consecutive months as a program quality director, club
growth director or division director, or a combination thereof at the time you take office.

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