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FIELD NOTES

Calling All Candidates - Accepting Nominations through January 15, 2020

2020-2021 District Leadership Nominations Now Open

A District’s success depends on the quality of the District 7 Spring Conference at the Annual
its leadership. This is the time of year when we Business Meeting April 25, 2020:
begin the process of identifying qualified leaders

for the 2020-2021 Toastmaster year. District Director
Serving as a District leader is a great As the District Director, you are responsible
responsibility and an exciting opportunity. Your for directly administering and overseeing the
term of office is filled with chances for you to District’s day-to-day operations, finances and

renew your perspective, practice teamwork and human resources. Fortunately, you have a
develop your capacity to translate values and team of District leaders to help you fulfill these
strategies into productive actions. responsibilities. You must empower your District
Members of the District team depend on leadership team members to work together

you to help them develop their own goals and toward the District mission, while supporting
achievements. Clubs see you as a facilitator to each one in his or her development as a leader.
their success. You instill a sense of enthusiasm, Together with your District leadership team,
fidelity and responsibility throughout the you participate in District Leader Training,

District. Mid-year Training and online training via the
If you are ready to use the skills you have District Leader Tutorials on the Toastmasters
learned in Toastmasters to take your leadership International website. To serve as District
experience to the next level, please consider one Director, you must have served at least six

of the District positions. Here is a link to the consecutive months as a club president and
District leader competencies for each role. at least 12 consecutive months as a program
quality Director, club growth Director or division
The Process Director, or a combination thereof at the time

The D7 Nominating Form (found here) can you take office
be used to nominate yourself or someone else
for one or more District offices. You may send Program Quality Director

an email to Adelel O’Neal, District Leadership As the program quality Director, you are

Chair (dlc@d7toastmasters.org), to announce responsible for all aspects of education and
your candidacy. training within the District. This includes
The following positions will be elected during supporting quality club programming efforts,

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