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2016-17 District 7 Candidates

Office: Division D Director

David R. Johnson, ACS, ALB
Candidate for Division D Director

Biographical sketch

My name is David R. Johnson.

I joined Moser Community Toastmaster (formerly Columbia Center Club)
#9521 in 2009 for a couple of reasons. One was to improve my speaking and
presentation skills for my new position as a Product Manager at a local software company in Port-
land, Oregon. Having grown up in Chicago, IL and recently moved from San Francisco, CA, my
other reason was to meet new people.

With the support and guidance of the members of my club I made good progress on both goals
and looked towards ways I could help others to speak, lead and grow, so I ran for and served in a
number of club officer positions from 2009 through 2015, and then as a district officer.

• 2014 - 2015 District 7 Area 52 Division Governor

• Achieved President’s Distinguished Area

• Worked with fellow Governors to achieve Distinguished Division for Division D

• 2015 - 2016 District 7 Division D Director

• Focusing our efforts to build new clubs and help all clubs achieve excellence

• Giving Area Directors opportunities to lead

• Planning to achieve Distinguished Division for a second year

Roadmap for 2016 - 2017

Goals for the year are to be Presidents Distinguished Division and to support the District so it will
be a Presidents Distinguished Division

This means a greater focus on new club growth. This is one aspect I plan to grow into more.
There are one or two opportunities that started in the current year that I think will come into
fruition during the coming term. I also plan to inspire more club members to find leads for new
clubs.

These will provide learning experiences on the new club lifecycle.

To ensure the members of the Division Council are supporting all clubs to be successful, I plan to
have monthly Division Council meetings, online or in person with Area Directors. Goals are to
have a smooth transition between old and new directors and start the year strong.

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