District Leadership Directory

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Price Polynice, DTM

Distinguished Toastmaster Price Polynice is a 11 year veteran of Toastmasters. His Toastmaster journey took him on the leadership track, at the club level he has served in most club officer roles at least once. At the district level, he has served as an Area Director, a past Division Director. He is currently a member of 3 clubs and is serving as District 47 Club Retention Chair (2022-2023).
Outside of Toastmasters, he was honored to serve in the United States Navy. He hold a Master of Business Administration (MBA) with an Executive Certificate in Project Management. A TEDx Speaker Coach. He is a single Father of one daughter, Olivia, senior in college majoring in psychology and who wants to be a teacher. He is an avid walker and enjoy listening non-fiction audiobooks. His passion is to be of service to others.
Please put your hands together and help me welcome Distinguished Toastmaster Price Polynice.

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Euvunka Paul, DTM
Pathways Bahamas Co-Chair
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Lauren Patrick
Speech Contest Florida Co-Chair

Lauren Patrick is a business consultant focused on healthcare companies. She is passionate about helping businesses grow, scale and solve complex challenges.
Her consulting experience includes 10+ years at the global firm Capgemini Consulting and several years as an independent consultant. Her Fortune 500 clients have included: General Motors, Ford, Boeing, Roche/Genentech, Gap and Farmers.
She holds a BA from Yale and an MBA from Northwestern. She is also a Certified Medical Revenue Manager, Certified Physician Practice Manager and Certified Healthcare Business Consultant.

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Arlene Preudhomme
Proof Reader

Arlene Preudhomme has been a member of Toastmasters International since July 2018. She currently a member of two Toastmasters clubs.
At the District level, she has served as Finance Manager and Web Editor. At the Division level, she has served as Assistant Program Quality Director and Club Coach. At the Club level, she has served as Club Treasurer (once), Club President (once) and Club VPE (three times). She is currently serving as Club President for the second time.
She is an Accountant and CPA by trade. She has a young-adult daughter who is also a member of her home club, and 2 two young-adult sons.

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Carolyn Perez
Area 10 Director

Carolyn worked as an Administrative Assistant for various major corporations such as Johnson & Johnson, Abbott Chemical Plant, and Hoffman La Roche. In 2009, she joined Toastmasters to overcome her fear of public speaking, a journey that took her a year to make her first speech. Since then, Carolyn has actively contributed to Toastmasters, holding roles such as VP Education, VP Public Relations, and President of the Gelfand Good Morning Toastmasters Club.
Beyond her professional and Toastmasters achievements, Carolyn’s most significant role is that of a caregiver for her mother, who has been battling Dementia/Alzheimer’s for the past nine years. . She is also a proud mother to four daughters and a grandmother to eight wonderful grandchildren, whom she clearly adores.

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David J. Paltanavich, DTM
Area 31 Director

I have been involved with Toastmasters since 2010. I have served in every club officer role and was an area director in 2013. I joined Toastmasters to improve my speaking ability, and I have stayed with Toastmasters these many years to help others grow. I became an area director because I want to help clubs grow.

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Oche Prichard
Area 54 Director

Oche Prichard has been a Toastmaster member for 14 years. Oche has achieved Competent Leader and Competent Communicator milestones and is currently working on becoming a Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM). He has served in several leadership roles on the club level to include Club President, Vice President of Education, Treasurer, Sergeant at Arms.
Oche graduated from Florida International University with a Master of Public Administration. Oche has been a public sector employee for the past 22 years; currently employed by Miami-Dade County Government as a Human Capital Management Business Analyst for the Human Resources Department.