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What are some of the highlights of your Directors are a resource they can come to for
career so far? answers, information, and help throughout

Serving as Area Director in 2016-2017 was the year.
one of the most challenging and rewarding
parts of my Toastmasters career. Visiting What are your personal plans and goals
all the clubs in my area multiple times was for next year?

enlightening. You learn every club has its My personal goals include getting
own personality and way of doing things, prepared for retirement in the next few
yet they are all moving forward and living years. That includes eliminating debt,

the mission of Toastmasters International. planning where my husband and I would
Conducting officer training and speech like to live during retirement, and dreaming
contests tested my ability to plan and manage about road trips to come.
projects. After successfully completing these

Another highlight was the privilege of . . . every club has its own
events, I felt so gratified.

mentoring 3Stripe Adidas Toastmasters
in 2019 during the first year after they personality and way of doing

chartered. The energy and professionalism
of that club made my mentor visits a joy. things, yet they are all moving

Seeing them achieve distinguished status forward and living the mission of
their first year was wonderful.

suspended status and become a distinguished Toastmasters International
Helping AAA Towsters get out of

club last year was definitely a highlight.
From 7 members we have grown to a healthy

club of 23 members. What would you share with those who
Perhaps the biggest personal highlight are interested in taking on a leadership

was receiving my Distinguished Toastmaster role next year?
Award in September of 2019 after all these When Emilie Taylor, District Director,

years. approached me about stepping up to fill
the vacant role of Division E Director, I was
As Division E Director, what is your vision hesitant. I had just taken on a new position
for the Division this year? at AAA. I was worried that I wouldn’t have

My vision for the members of Division the bandwidth to take on this role. What
E is to feel supported and well informed I’ve found is that you have support. You are
by their leadership team. I would like for not alone. The personal growth is worth
them to know that their Area and Division stretching yourself.

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