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PERSPECTVES

Candidate Selection:

It Takes a Village

Leanna Lindquist, DTM

District Leadership Chair

At the annual business meeting in May, District
Leaders for the 2018-2019 Toastmasters year will
be elected. Toastmasters International Protocol

9.0 clearly lays out the process that must be
followed. A District Leadership Committee
seeks out prospective candidates, recommends
candidates, conducts interviews, nominates required to make the nomination.

candidates and provides a complete report of The Leadership Committee submits the
candidates to the District Director. following list of nominees for 2018-2019.
I was appointed District Leadership Chair.
Committee members were: Erik Bergman, District Director John Rodke

Rodger Cook, Phyllis Harmon, Ean Ng, Cari Program Quality Director Emilie Taylor
Corbet-Owen, Susan Bender Phelps, Carmil Club Growth Director Cate Arnold
Ritchey, and Eric Winger.
Division A Director Craig Fronek
Each nominee participated in a 45-minute
interview using Zoom. Questions focused on Division B Director Abraham Alfaro
knowledge of the office sought, experience they Division C Director Jennifer Thomas
will bring to the role, and leadership skills. Division D Director Eldred Brown
We took our task seriously. It was our goal Division E Director Sue Unger

to choose qualified nominees who, if elected,
Division F Director No Candidate
would commit to carrying out their role to the
best of their ability. Division G Director David Shehorn
Any member in good standing, from a club Division H Director Katrina Rodriguez

in good standing, who meets the requirements Division I Director Frank Waterer
set forth by Toastmasters International may
run from the floor during the Annual Business
Meeting. A member of the District Council is

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