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2017-18 District 7 Candidates

Office: Club Growth Director Office: Division C Director

Lynda Sloan, ACG, CL
Candidate for Division C Director

People join Toastmasters for a variety of reasons: they want to
overcome a fear of public speaking, they want to improve leadership
skills, they are looking for a career change, or someone else talks them
into it because they can see it will help the person overcome a natural
shyness. I was talked into joining Toastmasters for the last reason – I
am naturally shy. I am not a “born leader”. I don’t have lofty goals. I
do, however, plan to work with the area directors to help them succeed
in their goals to have distinguished clubs and areas. If I can succeed in that, my division will be
distinguished as well.
I have been a Toastmaster since 2002 as a member of Flying Toasters. I have served that club
as President, Vice-President Education, VP Public Relations, and VP Membership. This year I
am serving as Area 42 Director, and have previous stints as governor of areas 41 and 42. During
this year as Area 42 Director, three of the four clubs in my area will or have already achieved
President’s Distinguished status. The fourth club is struggling and I am working with them to be
re-ignited and regain their former distinguished status. One of my goals for the coming year is
to assist the new area director in making this club strong again.
I want to help Toastmasters continue to grow and become known in the community. One of
the ways I have been doing this is by coordinating Youth Leadership Programs. This year I have
conducted two sessions with a group of home-schooled high school students. My home club,
Flying Toasters, sponsored this group. I have had a wonderful time with this group of 15 youngsters
who made some good growth in the program and I think I made some life-long friends.
One of the areas of Toastmasters I enjoy is helping new members get acquainted with
Toastmasters tools and procedures, so I have mentored several people, including a member not
in my own club. As the division director I will enjoy mentoring the area directors and I will look
for ways to encourage and support them fully as other division directors have done in the past.
If I am elected as the Division C director, I will do my very best to model the Toastmasters
promise and to help our district shine by having a distinguished division.

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