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Year Two: Start the Year Strong
Eldred Brown, DTM - Club Growth Director
Whew! I survived my first year on the Trio! Now and I connected via James Wantz, our D7
it’s time to look ahead to my vision and goals for Pathways Guru and Gwendolyn’s mentor at New
Year 2, my year as the District 7 Program Quality Horizons Toastmasters Club. Though relatively
Director (PQD). What can I do for you and your new to Toastmasters, Dr. Avington has years of
clubs this year? My vision, goals, and proposed experience as a clinical lab manager and teacher/
incentives for 2020-2021 are noted in the cover trainer. Dr. Avington has a rich vision for what
article, so let me share a more general overview. she wants to accomplish in helping every club
I will start by introducing my team. achieve 100% Pathways adoption and make
the Pathways program easily understood by
Education & Training Coordinator all. To this end, Dr. Avington will lead a team
Leanna Lindquist, DTM, PDD of Pathways delegates from each Division to
Leanna is no stranger to District leadership. support our new VPs of Pathways and facilitate
In addition to serving full years in all three Trio the sharing of best practices among themselves.
positions, Leanna has also served in numerous
other roles within District 7. She brings a wealth Conference Chair
of knowledge and wisdom to her role and has Lyle Schellenberg, DTM
been my mentor through my one year plus One of our newest DTMs, Lyle has years of
of service on the Trio. Through her work, we experience in district leadership as an Area and
have already booked a whole year of training Division Director. Lyle has always impressed
webinars, which I will explain later. Working me as a go-getter who can translate my vision
with me, Leanna will also be responsible for and direction into a detailed plan of action. His
coordinating the details of our upcoming TLI’s in sense of humor also makes working with him a
December and next June and for coordinating the pleasant experience. Through the work of his
educational speakers at our spring conference. team, we already have a venue and date reserved
for our conference. This reservation does assume,
Pathways Chair however, that Covid-inspired physical distancing
Gwendolyn Avington, DHA, IP3 orders will be lifted enough by April to allow us
Dr. Avington (Doctor of Health Administration) to run a big conference in person. I look forward
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