DISTRICT 47
Southeast Florida and The Islands of The Bahamas
Toastmasters Leadership Institutes
The second round of Toastmasters Leadership Institutes is about to begin. All Toastmasters are invited to attend these training sessions. Club officers are expected to attend.
Listed below is the list of TLIs. As soon as registration has been set up for a prarticular TLI, additional information on the event can be obtained by clicking on the "More Info" button, which will also give you the ability to register for the event. If there is no button, registration for that TLI does not currently exist.
Broward / N. Miami -- January 4, 2014, Miramar, Florida
Welcome to the 2013-2014 Toastmasters Year!
Your 2013-2014 District 47 Leadership Team at District Training, June 22, 2013.
Welcome to the 2013 – 2014 Toastmasters Year!! It is an honor to have been elected as your District Governor. It is my pleasure to announce our District 47 theme for this year: “Finding the Talent Within.” This theme encompasses many positive strategies to come to solidify why District 47 deserves to be among the top Districts in the world.
Whether this is your first time visiting our website or you’ve been here before, please pardon our dust as we enable many tools to better serve our members. Please get to know our District and our District Leaders by clicking the menu options above.
Officially, below is the list of incoming District Officers for the 2013 – 2014 Toastmasters Year:
District Executive Council (DEC)
District Governor – Francis Molina, DTM
Im. Past District Governor – Matt Kinsey, DTM
Lt. Governor Education & Training – Anthony “Tony” Longley, DTM
Lt. Governor Marketing – Damien Miller, DTM
District PRO – Douglas Shachnow, ACG / ALB
District Treasurer – Greg Henry, ACG / ALB
District Secretary – Gary Sharp, ATMG / ALB
District Sergeant-at-Arms - Thomas Plant, ACB / ALB
Division A – Marlene Bryan, ACS / ALB
A10 - Chris Shield,
A11 - Clint Conliffe, CC / ALB
A12 - Heather Mahoney, ACB / ALB
A13 - Joset Simms, CC / CL
A14 - Maria Lucassen, CC / ALB
Division B – Johnny Segarra, ACB / ALB
B20– Matthias Eggertsson, ACB / CL
B21– John Labriola, ACS
B22– Karen Lake, ACB / ALB
B23– Xavier Aguirre,
B24– Frank Kudrna, ACS / ALB
Division C – Chim Francisco, ACS / ALB
C30– David Paltanavich, ACB / ALB
C31– Tim Kinzler, CC / CL
C32– Chris Gunning, ACB / ALB
C33– Paulo Schneider, ACB / ALB
Division D – Patricia Vallejo, ACB / ALB
D40– Valerie Johnson, ACB / CL
D41– Audrey Burzynski, CC / CL
D42– Jacquetta Cook, ACS
D43– Eloise Anita Newman, ACB / ALB
D44– Hope Barton, ACG / ALB
Division E – John Lazar, ACS / ALB
E50– Geary Scott, ACS / ALB
E51– Eduardo Lopez, ACB / ALB
E52– Tony Noisom, CC
E53– Jason Stewart, ACB / CL
E54– Evelyn Hsu, CC / CL
E55– Lakeesha Morris, CC / CL
Division F – Jason Springer, ACG / ALB
F60– Denero McIntosh, ACB / ALB
F61– Elton Kemp, ACB / ALB
F62– Carletha Toote, ACG / CL
F63– Antoinette Lotmore,
Division I – Curtis Bryan
I90– Pedro Young, ACB / ALB
I91– Ione Hepburn-Hart, ACS / ALB
I92– D’Andrea Sumner, CC / ALB
I93– Jethro Dixon, ACS / CL
I94– Rochelle Henfield, CC / CL
Other District Officers – Appointed under the District Governor
District Webmaster – David Clarke, DTM
District Parliamentarian – Michael Schoen, CTM / ALS
District Sunshiner Editor – Kate McClare, ACB / CL
District Social Media Chair – Ruth Beck, ACB / CL
In the next 12 months and beyond, members of District 47 can expect to have the “Ultimate Member Experience”, a concept that I introduced when I was campaigning for LGM last year. I feel fortunate that throughout all of the years that I’ve been part of District 47, I’ve met so many members who bring diverse talents to our District. Now as your District Governor, my commitment to you is to ensure that you get “return on investment” which for many of us entail both financial and time commitments.
My only request, regardless of how long you have been a Toastmaster, is that you fully participate in all of the program components. Because Toastmasters is a “full immersion” program, members obtain the most out of it when they participate in all of the different functions either as a participant OR as a volunteer.
At your club meetings:
- Complete Moments of Truth – at least once per year
- Facilitate the Successful Club Series – at least 2 per year
- Deliver Manual Speeches! Always speak with the purpose to be evaluated
- Prepare a Club Contest
- Mentor other club members to achieve their goals
- Membership Campaigns – Open Houses, Talk up Toastmasters, Beat the Clock, Smedley Award, and 1 + 1
- Earn your DTM!!! Only 3% of members achieve it. Be part of this elite group
Outside of your club meetings:
- Become a District Committee Chair – Available positions to be posted soon!
- Become a Coach, Mentor, or New Club Sponsor
- Toastmasters Leadership Institute (TLI) also known as Club Officer Training
- Area and Division Contests and Council meetings
- Fall: Humorous Speech and Evaluation Contests
- Spring: Table Topics and International Speech Contests
- District Conferences and District Council meetings
- Community Outreach Programs
- Youth Leadership Program
- Speechcraft
- Gavel Clubs
- New Club Kick-Off events
- Networking Events
- Speech-a-Thons and Symposiums
The above provides just a few of the activities we conduct every year. Many of the duties above carry credit towards Basic and Advanced designations. Our District sustains itself based on the participation our members. Without your support, there is no District 47. However, with your commitment, dedication, and inspiration we stand to make a difference not only within ourselves but also our businesses and our communities.
Please take this journey with me to “Find the Talent Within” and to celebrate that District 47 undoubtedly will be # 1!!!!
Sincerely yours in Service,
Francis Molina, DTM
2013 - 2014 District 47 Governor