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Susan Vineta, DTM, a member of Toastmasters International since 2015, currently serving as the District 47, Southeast Florida and Bahamas, Club Growth Director. She is a member of Daybreak, Sunrise, and Art of Speaking Toastmasters. Last year, she served as District 47 Administration Manager. She received recognition as the 2024 Area 15 DTM Super Nova and 2023 Division A DTM Super Nova. As 2021-2022 Area 15 Director she left Area 15 a Select Distinguished Area plus received the Division A Area Director of the Year award.
Professionally, Dr. Susan, a wellness entrepreneur, serves her practice members as founder of Better Energy Everyday, a concierge practice serving clients on-site with chiropractic care, nutritional consults
and lifestyle modifications providing strategies for optimized health.
Dr. Susan is passionate about the environment, chiropractic, and human rights. She frequents Florida’s and the U.S. Capital’s to speak to policymakers advocating for betterment. As a professional volunteer, who loves to give back to the community, Dr. Susan gives of her time to several organizations aligned with her passions.
Currently, she is collaborating to manifest her vision of creating a sustainable healing center within Peace on Earth Ecovillage. Dr. Susan’s mission is to provide a sanctuary with access to world-class healers for residents and guests to be educated and guided to peace, love, joy, and better energy every day.
Eleasha Knowles, DTM is a visionary leader whose creativity, enthusiasm, and unwavering dedication shine through in every endeavor. Passionate about member engagement and growth, Eleasha is elated to serve as Vice President Membership of her beloved home club, Healing Communicators Toastmasters Club 7178, for the 2025–2026 term, following an outstanding year as Vice President Public Relations. She also served District 47 as Club Retention Co-Chair for 2024–2025 and is honored to take on the role of Conference Co-Chair for 2025–2026.
Her Toastmasters journey is rich with meaningful service, having also held roles as Secretary, Area 61 Director, and Sergeant at Arms. Notable milestones include coordinating the Youth Leadership Program at the Ranfurly Homes for Children, coaching the Luminaries Toastmasters Club, and being crowned District 47’s Evaluation Speech Contest Champion in 2021.
Eleasha’s excellence has been recognized with numerous accolades, including Division F’s Most Valuable Member, Most Outstanding Area Director, the Club’s Shooting Star Award, and Toastmaster of the Year. Through every role and project, she leads with authenticity, integrity, and love. Eleasha is always striving to leave a lasting, positive impact on every life she touches.
Beverly is a Retired Registered Nurse turned Holistic Health & Life Coach. She’s married with three adult daughters (all married) and 4 grandkids. She joined Weston Area Toastmasters in 2019 because she wanted to work on her public speaking skills. She has held the roles of Sergeant At Arms, President, Vice President of Education, Treasurer, and Vice President of Public Relations for the Weston area Toastmasters Club. Most recently she served as a Division A, Area Director (23/24), and Division A Director 24/25. Beverly credits Toastmasters for her growth in leadership, communication and public speaking skills.
Maria has worked in the music industry for over 30 years. In May 2021, she joined Toastmasters after realizing she had been turning down invitations to speak on industry panels simply because of her fear of public speaking.
She became an active member of Miami Dade Toastmasters, Club 8251, where she served as Secretary (2021–2022). That same year, she was honored with the Division E Shooting Star Award. She went on to serve as Vice President Education (2022–2023), then both President and VPE (2023–2024), and Vice President Membership (2024–2025). In addition to her club roles, during the 2024-2025 Toastmasters year, Maria has also served as Area 50 Director, Club Coach for Women In Construction, Mentor for MDCR Speakers, and President of Miami Speakers Toastmasters (formerly Blue Lagoon Toastmasters).
Maria holds a Bachelor of Arts from the City University of New York at Hunter College and is fully bilingual in Spanish and English. She lives in Miami, Florida with her husband and their two adult children.
Shewrea Heastie has always had a passion for working with children. In 2010, she graduated from the College of The Bahamas with a Bachelor’s Degree in Primary Education and a teaching certificate. Shewrea has been an exceptional educator for fifteen years. Her exemplary reputation of excellence in and outside the classroom, led her to be selected as Yellow Elder Primary School’s Teacher of The Year 2019-2021. Shewrea is an advocate for excellence in leadership and communication. Therefore, to improve her leadership capabilities, she also obtained a Master’s Degree in Organizational Learning and Leadership from Barry University in 2017. In addition, she was a member of the B.U.T. Nation Builders Toastmasters Club 1358961 since May 2020, where she served as Club Secretary, Vice President of Membership, Vice President of Education and President. She is also excited and humbled to have been chosen to serve as the Area 62 Director for 2024-2025. Besides seeking to shine her light in the professional arena, Shewrea holds firm in being an example of a Christian believer of excellence as a wife, mother, Assistant Children’s Ministry Director and an ordained minister.
CeCe Espeut is a former US Marine, author, and two-time TEDx speaker. She joined Toastmasters in 2016 and since then has achieved the Distinguished Toastmaster Award four times. CeCe is a member of four clubs. CeCe has served in District 47 as an Area Director and as Club Growth Committee Chair, where she helped 200+ Toastmasters achieve their Distinguished Toastmasters award.
CeCe’s life is centered on three core values; God, Family, and Education.
CeCe currently attends Florida International University (FIU) where she is studying Industrial Organizational Psychology with an emphasis in Change Management and Personal Development.
CeCe is a keynote speaker at leadership conferences around the world where she speaks about Imposter Syndrome, Storytelling, and 2nd Chances. On the surface, these topics may not seem to be related but in actuality, they all deal with the stories we tell ourselves and our beliefs.
Zig Ziglar states ‘You do not have to be great to start but you have to start to be great’. In August of 2016 I began my Toastmasters journey by becoming a member of Pinnacle Seekers Toastmasters Club 5713325. My passion for the program did not stop there as I developed the desire for continued growth and education. I also recognized that though actively engaging in the program and serving others my growth accelerated exponentially.
Presently I am an active member of four (4) clubs, Leading Voices, The First Breakfast Club, Fusion Toastmasters Club in Barbados, and Waladli Toastmasters Club in Antigua. I’ve embraced knowledge that this truly global organization provided opportunities to glean from and pour into learners from every corner of the world. Armed with this knowledge I held membership in a number of other clubs such as The Advanced Club, and F.G. Knights Toastmasters Club (Bahamas), The Outspoken Toastmasters Club (Florida), Intercontinental Advance Toastmasters Club (California), Rafiki Toastmasters Club (Kenya, East Africa) and Cable Beach West Toastmasters Club (Bahamas).
My Toastmasters journey has been one that was filled with service as I am always seeking opportunities to serve in any capacity. At the club level I’ve held the positions of President, VPE, VPM and Sergeant At Arms in five (5) of the aforementioned clubs. At the District level I’ve served as an Area Director and Division Director. Through serving others I have achieved several distinctions:
My Distinguished Toastmaster designation, two (2) time President’s Distinguished Club President, President’s Distinguished Area Director and Select Distinguished Division Director. But I would say that to date my greatest accomplishment is that of Club Sponsor for Leading Voices Toastmasters Club 7875684.
For four (4) years I was engaged with Bobcat Bahamas where I learnt about the aspects of equipment operations and management. This was very instrumental for me as I am now the owner and operator of Triton Solutions Enterprises. A business that has been providing construction equipment rental for the last fourteen (14) years here in the Bahamas.
Prior to joining Bobcat Bahamas in 2006, I worked with Abaco Markets for fourteen (14) years. There I severed as General Manager of Solomon’s Super Center and Vice President of Operations for the franchisee division with responsibilities for Domino’s Pizza, Dunkin Donuts and Dairy Queen.
My previous experiences have taught me that the more I serve the more I grow. This mindset positions me to live Mahatma Ghandi’s quote “the best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others”. I discover new things about myself at every level and through every individual that I serve.
Gary is a leader/member of the GO team (Gary & Oris 19 years married). We have 4 adult children and 9 grandchildren. As an active member of Boca Raton Community Church since 1980, Gary is ordained as a Chaplain and has mentored men and women for 40+ years in retirement & recovery communities, prisons and public/private schools.
Gary enjoys communion with God and others in quiet moments (TAG time) and those He surrounds Gary with to receive and be a blessing. Love practicing healthy habits like: workouts, puzzles, reading, singing/speaking publicly and especially loving those in need. I especially enjoy allowing unplanned margin time to “interrupt” him with the opportunity they are to grow in loving kindness and service. Gary truly enjoys how Toastmasters changes lives!
Blessed are the flexible for they shall not be bent out of shape.
It was her mother’s love for teaching, along with her own experiences as a middle child, that has lead TM Anastasia Smith to pursue a career in education over 20 years ago.
This mom of 2 believes that “If you want to be heard – you must speak”- and it is this belief that has lead her to joining Toastmasters International. She desires to not only speak but to speak well, and after a period of visiting other clubs has found her home with Dynamic Persuaders Toastmasters Club #1200778.
Within her 5 years in the program she has been a Division B Youth Leadership Program facilitator, Past Club President, 2x VPPR and Past Secretary.
She is the Immediate Past Area 62 Director and the current
Youth Leadership Program CoChair.
She has done these things and more all while completing her first path of Leadership Development and working through her second path Motivational Strategies
She has many pursuits in the making however: she would count it as a major achievement to simply be remembered as someone that has lived a full life and has left a positive impact on the next generation.
Distinguished Toastmaster Michelle LeWay has been in Toastmasters since January 2014 & earned her 2nd DTM in June 2023. She has fulfilled multiple roles in her home District of 47 – Area Director, Division Director, District Contest Chair, District Conference Chair and Club Mentor. Michelle is the current District 47 TLI Co-Chair and also has presided over 17 Youth Leadership Programs in South Florida. She has held numerous club officer roles & has been involved in over 185 speech contests in her Toastmasters career. Michelle was awarded Outstanding Division Director Award in 2019 & has been honored twice with the Division C Outstanding Toastmaster of the Year award. Her grown-up job is as a Procurement Specialist for Children’s Services Council of Palm Beach County, but her background in theatre, clowning & circus arts helps keeps the balance between her adult side & her inner child. Originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Michelle found a crazy, beloved family in Toastmasters & loves to help others achieve things that they didn’t think were possible.
Born and raised in Nassau, Bahamas, Yvette was determined to reach her full potential. She knew that her leadership journey would be incomplete without the power of Toastmasters, so she joined Healing Communicators Club 7178 in December 2020.
Yvette has served the Club in numerous capacities including, Treasurer, Secretary, Vice President Membership and Vice President Education. She will serve as President in the 2025 – 2026 Toastmasters year. She also became a member of East Central Archdeaconry Toastmasters Club 7717904 where she served as Treasurer.
Yvette’s unyielding passion for excellence took her into uncharted territory when she raised her ‘helium’ hand to serve at the District level, to learn more about the organization and further develop her leadership skills. Yvette embraced numerous opportunities and as a result was appointed to serve as Division ‘B’ Area 22 Director for the year 2022 – 2023. Yvette successfully completed her term in office as Area 22 Director, Select Distinguished. For her year of service, Yvette was recognized as Division B Area Director of the Year, 2022 – 2023.
Yvette was appointed and served as District 47 Recognition Co-Chair 2023 – 2024, Conference Co-Chair 2024 – 2025 and Toastmasters Leadership Institute (TLI) Co-Chair 2025 – 2026. She has conducted numerous Toastmasters Leadership Institute (TLI) and Club Officer Trainings (COT) which allowed her to grow exponentially.
Her favourite quote is “I Can Do All Things Through Christ Who Strengthens Me”.