Job Description
The VP of Pathways (VPP) is an elective club office. As such, the VPP will not receive club officer credit for DTM, and training will not count toward club DCP credit. As the VPP, you will work closely with your club’s VPE and VPM to support Pathways adoption, training, and troubleshooting. If you are the VPE for a small club, you may find that it works best to incorporate the work of the VPP into your role and have your club declare you their VPP. Our District 7 goals are as follows:
- 100% member Pathways adoption for 100% of the clubs in D7.
- 75% of D7 clubs achieve at least 5 of the 6 educational goals of the DCP.
Responsibilities
As your club’s VP of Pathways, you will have the following responsibilities:
- Orient new members to Pathways—NOTE: Relative to Pathways, a new member may also be a longtime member who is transitioning into Pathways after having earned a traditional DTM or having otherwise worked the traditional program exclusively. You will help each new member select a path and get started on the new path. If you are not also the VPE or VPM, you will assist your club’s VPE and/or VPM efforts to find mentors for new members. You will also coach, guide, and encourage each new member to finish Level 1 in what the new member deems to be a timely manner.
- Train club members on the basics of how to use Pathways—i.e., Base Camp, evaluation forms, and submission of awards.
- Assist the efforts of your club’s VPE and VPM to monitor club progress on Pathways (Member Pathways adoption rates and achievement of educational awards on Pathways)
- Troubleshoot challenges.
Metrics
- Pathways Adoption Rate
- VPP_Score (copied from District 57; edited on October 28, 2020, after correction of arithmetic error discovered by Dave Bones):
- The score is designed to earn points for each level completed, with a 10x bonus for each path completed. It also rewards clubs for having more members earn Pathways awards, as opposed to a few members earning the same number of awards, and normalizes scores so that small clubs have the same chance to do well as large clubs.
- Formula: [(Levels + 10 x Paths) / Base] x [Earning / Base] x 1000 where Levels = levels completed, Paths = paths completed, Earning = number of members earning awards, and Base = membership base as of July 1, 2020
- Example: The Pathways Pioneers Club has 5 members finish Level 1, and one of those members also finishes Level 2. 2 members finish Level 3, and 1 member finishes Level 5. The club started the year with a membership of 20.
- 5 Level 1’s = 5 points
- 1 Level 2 = 1 point
- 2 Level 3’s = 2 points
- 1 Level 5 = 1 point for finishing a level + 10 points for finishing a path = 11 points.
- 5 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 10 = 19
- 5 + 2 + 1 = 8 members earning awards. (Remember that one of the 5 members who finished Level 1 also finished Level 2, so that member is counted only once.)
- (19 / 20 x 8 / 20) x 1000 = VPP Score of 380
- Incentive: Standings updated weekly on D7 website. Final standings reported on D7 website on July 1, 2021.
- First place winner earns large trophy and $100 Toastmasters gift certificate for the club.
- Second place winner earns medium trophy and $75 Toastmasters gift certificate for the club.
- Third place winner earns small trophy and $50 Toastmasters gift certificate for the club.
- Fourth and fifth place winners earn $25 Toastmasters gift certificate for each of their clubs.
- Example: The Pathways Pioneers Club has 5 members finish Level 1, and one of those members also finishes Level 2. 2 members finish Level 3, and 1 member finishes Level 5. The club started the year with a membership of 20.
Support
- Pathways Chair: Dr. Gwendolyn Avington
- Pathways Proponents Committee
- Other VPPs
- Regular meetings of VPPs with Pathways committee to share best practices
VPP Contest Standings (1 point minimum)
Rank | Division | Area | Club ID | Club Name | VP Pathways | Membership Base | Levels Completed | Paths Completed | Members Earning Awards | VPP Score |
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1 | A | 24 | 2931 | Unified Toastmasters Club | 5 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 2400 | |
2 | G | 84 | 9235 | New Beginnings Toastmasters | Jerry Phillips | 4 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 2250 |
3 | C | 45 | 6525 | Communicators Plus | Cheri Redgrave | 15 | 20 | 2 | 11 | 1956 |
4 | H | 92 | 1451910 | Liberty Talkers | Nate Woods | 8 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 1797 |
5 | G | 81 | 610 | Totem Pole Club | James Wright | 13 | 24 | 0 | 10 | 1420 |
6 | G | 84 | 3091 | Professionally Speaking | Jerry Carr | 24 | 22 | 3 | 14 | 1264 |
7 | B | 33 | 3880 | Yaquina Toastmasters | Larry Lehnerz | 8 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1250 |
8 | E | 63 | 7102562 | Toast Of Tualatin, Lam Research | Michael Rosenberg | 14 | 19 | 1 | 8 | 1184 |
9 | H | 95 | 2714463 | Downtown Lunchbunch Toastmasters | Paul Fanning | 9 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 938 |
10 | E | 63 | 3346 | Mentors Of Focus Club | Tamsen Corbin | 14 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 857 |
11 | G | 81 | 9527 | Clark County Toastmasters Club | David Shehorn | 13 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 740 |
12 | E | 64 | 5642364 | Wagon Tongues | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 703 | |
13 | G | 82 | 3045535 | Salmon Speakers | Priya Kudva | 13 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 692 |
14 | B | 32 | 7900 | Toast of Corvallis Toastmasters Club | Lisa Schupp | 13 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 639 |
15 | E | 65 | 1007407 | WE Toasted Toastmasters | Rocky Savage | 20 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 620 |
16 | G | 81 | 678 | Evergreen Club | Michole Branch | 9 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 617 |
17 | E | 62 | 875188 | Portland Progressives | Karen Semprevivo | 11 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 579 |
18 | F | 73 | 1492 | Sunrise Toastmasters Club #1492 | 19 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 532 | |
19 | B | 31 | 8430 | Siuslaw Tale Spinners Club | Vickie Kennedy | 12 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 528 |
20 | E | 63 | 1360 | New Horizons Toastmasters Club | Jennifer Baker | 29 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 482 |
21 | H | 96 | 9459 | Feedbackers Toastmasters Club | 20 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 473 | |
22 | E | 61 | 5588 | Marylhurst Toastmasters | Ted Takamura | 21 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 469 |
T23 | H | 91 | 866853 | Walker Talkers Toastmasters Club | 11 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 413 | |
T23 | E | 64 | 977380 | Buckaroo Toastmasters | Emilie Taylor | 14 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 413 |
T25 | C | 42 | 2397 | Bootstrappers Club | Lyle Schellenberg | 14 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 408 |
T25 | B | 33 | 5249117 | MIME Speaks | 14 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 408 | |
27 | H | 94 | 3756318 | Nano-Mated Speakers | Nathan Beste | 17 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 394 |
28 | C | 45 | 6856 | Bend Chamber Toastmasters | Fredrick Rydiun | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 380 |
29 | A | 22 | 827361 | Roseburg Speakers and Storytellers | Sieana Chandra | 20 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 315 |
T31 | H | 93 | 4428 | Wallmasters International Club | 28 | 14 | 1 | 10 | 306 | |
T31 | B | 31 | 8553 | Gateway Toastmasters | Jenness Howery | 14 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 306 |
32 | F | 74 | 2978 | Portlandia Club | 12 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 278 | |
33 | C | 45 | 8523 | Toastmasters of Redmond | Cheri Redgrave | 22 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 275 |
34 | B | 33 | 395 | Corvallis Evening Group | 16 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 250 | |
35 | F | 71 | 4287 | NoonTime Club | 13 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 249 | |
36 | G | 81 | 353 | Vancouver Toastmasters Club | Kevin Kaatz | 19 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 244 |
37 | C | 42 | 693720 | Capital Toastmasters Club | SirGiogio Clardy | 38 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 241 |
38 | H | 94 | 7103538 | SpeakUp! | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 234 | |
39 | G | 83 | 4777 | Encouraging Words Club | Teresa Wentworth | 14 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 230 |
40 | H | 96 | 4519550 | PMI Portland Toastmasters | Beth Pinchot | 20 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 225 |
41 | E | 65 | 605 | Lake Oswego Toastmasters Club | Bella Nissen | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 222 |
42 | D | 52 | 6869 | Tell Me A Story | Leanna Lindquist | 20 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 220 |
43 | F | 75 | 9474 | At The River's Edge Club | 14 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 214 | |
44 | B | 32 | 2997349 | Lebanon Toastmasters | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 204 | |
45 | H | 92 | 3797086 | Sporty Speakers | Emily Meyers | 27 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 202 |
T46 | A | 22 | 158 | Myrtlewood Hootowlers Club | Renee Taylor | 9 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 198 |
T46 | C | 41 | 5915 | Toasting Excellence Club | Lyle Schellenberg | 18 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 198 |
T48 | C | 44 | 589207 | Sherwood Town Criers Club | Steve Davis | 15 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 187 |
T48 | D | 53 | 608093 | Babble-On Toastmasters Club | Scott Strickland | 30 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 187 |
50 | H | 94 | 9654 | Speakeasy Toastmasters | Jesus Cuallo-Amador | 21 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 181 |
51 | A | 21 | 856839 | Smooth Talkers Club | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 172 | |
52 | F | 73 | 2472905 | Tower Toastmasters | 10 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 160 | |
53 | A | 24 | 5840 | Southern Oregon Speechmasters | Kevin Wood | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 143 |
T54 | H | 95 | 7499 | Tualatin Valley Toastmasters Club | Kat Iverson | 19 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 125 |
T54 | F | 73 | 6643148 | CareOregon | 28 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 125 | |
56 | H | 92 | 9579 | Silicon Forest Club | 17 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 121 | |
57 | E | 61 | 390 | Oregon City Toastmasters | Charles Hale | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 110 |
58 | G | 82 | 959680 | Banfield Barkers | Janna Cody | 20 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 105 |
59 | F | 75 | 6570266 | Yammertime | 21 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 102 | |
60 | H | 96 | 751 | Cedar Hills Club | 19 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 100 | |
61 | A | 21 | 927 | Rogue Communicators Club | Dan GaRey | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 94 |
62 | D | 53 | 1235 | Blue Ox Club | Lakeitha Ruffin | 12 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 83 |
63 | H | 91 | 6129 | West Beaverton Club | 28 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 71 | |
T64 | C | 41 | 3548 | Top DOTs | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 63 | |
T64 | C | 43 | 1448802 | Dallas Toastmasters | Michael Welsch | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 63 |
66 | G | 83 | 3657 | Early Words Club | Suzanne Loeb | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 62 |
67 | H | 95 | 7501158 | Waffle Toasters | Kyle Rolfson | 22 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 58 |
68 | E | 61 | 3697 | Clackamas Stepping Stones Tm Club | Linda Smith | 13 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 53 |
69 | C | 44 | 588 | Newberg Toastmasters Club | Janet Cesarin | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 51 |
70 | D | 54 | 31 | Portland Club | 22 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 50 | |
71 | D | 54 | 6222 | Civil Tongues Club | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 47 | |
T72 | A | 22 | 604 | Roseburg Club | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 41 | |
T72 | B | 31 | 595492 | Downtown Public Speakers Club | 14 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 41 | |
T74 | F | 72 | 4379 | Pearl District Toastmasters Club | 15 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 40 | |
T74 | E | 64 | 4105973 | Clackamas County Toastmasters | Tamsen Corbin | 15 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 40 |
76 | D | 53 | 4999 | Tabor Toastmasters Club | 16 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 35 | |
77 | F | 75 | 2265 | Essayons Club | 38 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 33 | |
78 | F | 71 | 3446 | Washington Street Club | 14 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 31 | |
T79 | H | 91 | 9387 | Sage Beaverton Toastmasters | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 30 | |
T79 | G | 81 | 741873 | Speakers With Spirit Club | David Moeglein | 20 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 30 |
81 | D | 51 | 9777 | The Dalles Toastmasters Club | Buthiana Hassan | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 20 |
82 | B | 31 | 7093 | University of Oregon Club | Mychal Smigley | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
83 | D | 52 | 9521 | Moser Community Toastmasters | 33 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 15 | |
84 | E | 62 | 7450 | Noon Talkers | Kamala Wymore | 21 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 14 |
85 | D | 54 | 1421367 | Swan Island Toastmasters | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | |
T86 | H | 93 | 4421 | Timber Talkers | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | |
T86 | C | 41 | 8617 | Flying Toasters Club | Barbara Winn | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
88 | F | 74 | 5443129 | Columbia Square Squawking Heads | 21 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | |
T89 | F | 75 | 87 | AAA Towsters | 22 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
T89 | B | 32 | 2658342 | NuScale Toasters | 23 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
T91 | H | 94 | 1567 | Talk-In-Tel | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
T91 | H | 92 | 2039 | Daylighters Club | Ken Coomes | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
T91 | F | 71 | 3964 | Electric Toasters Club | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
T91 | F | 73 | 1105462 | The Standard Speakeasy Toastmasters | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
T95 | C | 42 | 469 | Creative Communicators | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
T95 | D | 52 | 783 | Gresham Toastmasters Club | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
T97 | H | 91 | 1877656 | Toastmasters For Speaking Professionals | Allison Bennett | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
T97 | E | 65 | 7510642 | Coachmasters Toastmasters Club | Jill Anderson | 21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |