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FIELD NOTES
Calling All Candidates
PJ Kleffner, DTM, IPDD
District Leadership Committee Chair
A District’s success depends on the quality of
its leadership. This is the time of year when we
begin the process of identifying qualified leaders
for the 2022-2023 Toastmaster year.
Serving as a District leader is a great (dlc@d7toastmasters.org), to announce your
responsibility and an exciting opportunity. Your
term of office is filled with chances for you to
renew your perspective, practice teamwork, and
develop your capacity to translate values and
strategies into productive actions.
Members of the District team depend on
you to help them develop their own goals and
achievements. Clubs see you as a facilitator to
their success. You instill a sense of enthusiasm,
fidelity, and responsibility throughout the for directly administering and overseeing
District.
If you are ready to use the skills you have
learned in Toastmasters to take your leadership
experience to the next level, please consider one
of the District positions. Here is a link to the
District leader competencies for each role.
The Process
Important Note: The deadline for submitting Mid-year Training and online training via the
nominations is February 1, 2022.
The D7 Nominating Form (found here) can
be used to nominate yourself or someone else
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for one or more District offices. If you nominate
more than one person, please submit a separate
form for each individual. You may also send an
email to PJ Kleffner, District Leadership Chair
candidacy.
The following positions will be elected during
the District 7 Spring Conference at the Annual
Business Meeting on May 7, 2022:
District Director
As the District Director, you are responsible
the District’s day-to-day operations, finances,
and human resources. Fortunately, you have a
team of District leaders to help you fulfill these
responsibilities. You must empower your District
leadership team members to work together
toward the District mission, while supporting
each one in his or her development as a leader.
Together with your District leadership team,
you participate in District Leader Training,
District Leader Tutorials on the Toastmasters
International website. To serve as District
Director, you must have served at least six