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Staff Spotlight – Greg Pick

By Greg Pick, DTM, Immediate Past District Director, District Leadership Chair, Pathways Coordinator Greg lived in his birthplace, Cincinnati, Ohio, until he graduated from college at the age of 23.  He is a member of Tau Beta Pi. He was born December 11, 1960, and is the oldest of three sons.  He has been with…

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Staff Spotlight – Diana Patton

by Diana Patton, DTM, District Webmaster I was born in Springfield, Missouri, and began my first ‘real’ job with the Frisco Railway in 1969 which merged with the Burlington Northern Railroad in 1980 and then the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway (now BNSF Railway) in 1996. I moved to Overland Park, Kansas in 1983 then…

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Staff Spotlight – David Himmelstein

by David Himmelestein, DTM Past District Governor Groucho Marx said: “I would never join any organization that would admit someone like me as a member.”  David Himmelstein, District 25 Credentials Chair, felt that way, “… until I walked into a Toastmasters meeting for the first time.”, he adds. His first time walking into a meeting…

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Staff Spotlight – Bonne Stroman

by Bonne Stroman, DTM, Policy & Protocol Chair I am a Texan by birth and heritage. Growing up in a small South Texas town and surrounded by kinfolks, I spent many an hour listening to tales of family history and our ranching heritage. I attribute my love of storytelling to my long line of ancestors…

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Spoiled by Toastmasters

by Joyce Piñero Kim Story Haagen, DTM, has been spoiled by Toastmasters. She has been around people who live out the four pillars: integrity, respect, service and excellence. As she changes career paths, she finds herself looking for companies that display these same qualities. She approaches everything differently because of her eleven years in Toastmasters.…

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Speech-a-Thon

by Ninfa Flewitt DTM Program Quality Director Do your club members need a speaking slot? Working toward completing levels and there is no time during your regular club meeting to schedule everyone? Consider hosting a speech-a-thon! District 25 will work with you to schedule your club’s Speech-a-thon on the District Zoom link. This will be…

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Special Spark Added to Spook-A-Thon Meeting!

by Jesse Ford, District Logistics Manager I am a member of and count myself blessed to be the Vice President Education for the corporate club Mr. Cooper Speaks. We meet every Wednesday at noon in one of our conference rooms but that is not what I wanted to share. On October 30, we had a…

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Speaker to Trainer Workshop

by Phylliss Christian-Daniels DTM Program Quality Director D25 Toastmasters/Guests: Are You Ready To Elevate Your Speaking Skills? Join Us (Virtually Saturday), December 7th, from (8:00am-10:00am) for District 25’s Speaker to Trainer Workshop where our two Amazing trainers will be Emily Murray, DTM, IPDD and Kelsey Dean, SR5.  Are you looking to transform your speaking skills…

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Speaker to Trainer Workshop

by Ninfa Flewitt DTM – Program Quality Director Do you volunteer as a trainer for D25 Leadership Training? Do you want to join the TLI training team? Are you interested in presenting at a D25 Summit or Annual Conference?  Have you been picked to develop or present training for your business? This training is for…

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