by Chris Raneri, DTM, District Director Have a tall mountain to climb? Have the odds stacked against you? Look no further than the July Outstanding Member, Godfred Ahuma, to lead the charge up the mountain. In February 2020, Godfred became the President of Las Colinas Professionals with one goal in mind – build a strong...
by Jamie Pickering, DTM, District Director I move that District 25’s Outstanding Member of the month is our District Parliamentarian, Michael Kinser. Because he has worked behind the screens to make sure that both our virtual Business Meetings this year have run correctly according to Robert’s Rules and Toastmasters International policies. He worked tirelessly in...
By Jamie Pickering, DTM, District Director Ever heard of Johnny on the spot? D25 has a Jesse on the spot! Jesse Ford that is. He also responds to names like ‘someone’ as in “can someone do…” and ‘anyone’, “Anyone able to…” No matter the ask, the time involved, or even if he knows how to...
By Jamie Pickering, DTM, District Director If you know our Outstanding Member of the Month you may recognize the following: …what I do have are a very particular set of skills, skills I have acquired over a very long career. Skills that make me a savior for people like you. If you log into my...
By Jamie Pickering, DTM, District Director Looks great! Just a couple tweaks. Can you move the title .05 mm to the right, change the circle to square and the other square to a trapezoid, bold the underlined words, turn the layout to portrait … It takes a special someone to work with the District to...
By Jamie Pickering, DTM, District Director The right person for the job. District 25’s member of the month – Thad Mantaro. Thad currently holds the title of District 25 Public Relations Manager, but that title doesn’t begin to describe what he does. This year Thad has taken District 25 into the 21st century by constantly...
By Jamie Pickering, DTM, District Director Reneé stepped up to a challenge to be our District Speaker’s Bureau Chair a couple months ago and is attacking the role with tenacious audacity, but that’s not why she’s the member of month. Reneé proactively found 3 leads to form new clubs and worked closely with the Club...
By Jamie Pickering, DTM, District Director Fellow Toastmasters – Please direct your attention to the man behind the curtain and this month’s outstanding member, Matt Daniel! Matt’s official job is News Editor, but that’s just the tip of iceberg. Matt’s commitment to excellence shows in everything he touches. Our Hot Topics newsletter has never looked...
By Jamie Pickering, DTM, District Director One, two, three, one more, and we’re good! Contests, conferences, summits, all events and milestones of D25 have been captured over the years by our Outstanding Member of the Month, Mark Novak. On his own dime and his own time, Mark has never failed to be available to capture...
By Jamie Pickering, DTM, District Director Heroes walk among us! Our October Outstanding Member is a true hero. He’s tirelessly served our district, giving all he had and more to our members. But his journey of service, it seems, is not done. He has stepped up once more to serve in the needed role...
