Page 44 - 2016 April Voices

2016-17 District 7 Candidates

Office: Division A Director

Nena Heitz, ACB, ALB
Candidate for Division A Director

I “rejoined” Toastmasters in Grants Pass on February 1, 2014. I had initially
been in the Coastmasters Toastmasters Club in Lincoln City, Oregon in
1993/94 and had earned my CTM, for which I still have my certificate and
ribbon. I was then known as Nena Scuderi. It was an enjoyable experience but
we moved several times and I did not become involve with Toastmasters again
until I retired in Grants Pass.

Most of my life, I had worked as a bookkeeper/accountant but also was owner or co-owner in
several small businesses. My last position of full time employment was at Southern Oregon
University as Director/Administrative Manager of Rogue Valley Community Television on
campus. I taught not only the general public but Ashland High School video production
classes, negotiated contracts with multiple government and businesses for televised programs,
supervised those programs, wrote and maintained the budget for the television studio and
supervised staff and student employees. When my job position was eliminated in June, 2011, I
began volunteering at Wildlife Images Education and Rehabilitation Center in Grants Pass for
two+ years. That was when I returned to Toastmasters.

In my first 5 months, I attended meetings regularly and on May 2ath, published the first GP
TM Club 852 Newsletter. Except for when I’ve been out of town, I have created (as of March
2, 2016) 89 weekly Club Newsletters which contain a summary of the weeks meeting, a list of
the roles people signed up for for the following week, education pieces and announcements of
upcoming events such as Open Houses, Speech Contests, Conferences and Officer Trainings,
along with a philosophical thought for the week.

I was elected Vice President of Education, to begin July 1, 2014 and continue until June 30, 2015.
Toward the end of the year, I assisted our then Area Governor with doing Club Visits, as she was
unable to do them. During this time, I also earned my first Triple Crown Award for completing
my CC, CL and ALB. I also was given the Toastmasters Outstanding Member pin.

July 1, 2015, I not only became the President of Grants Pass Toastmasters Club 852 but
also became the Area 21 Director. I made my first round of Club visits before the program
was completed on the website for reporting them and had to wait two weeks to enter the
information. My second round of Club visits were done by the end of January this year. I am
nearly completed with my second Triple Crown Award (ACB, ACS and second CL). I assisted
in putting together the Officer Training for Division A and am the Chairman for the Division
A International and Evaluation Contests on April 2nd this year, as well as the two Area contests
this fiscal year.

44 Volume 2 Issue 10 - APRIL 2016