d95 new structure and team for 2014-15

DISTRICT 95

New Structure and Team for 2014-15

District 59

Continental Europe

Presents

District 59

Continental Europe

It’s all about people

A First Good Step

District 95 is a brand new District. Many challenges will be present-ed, however, you are ready!

Being smaller than the “old” D59 allows the District Core team to focus more on current clubs and geography. Clubs that will be part of D95 are mostly good clubs where Toastmasters International val-ues and standards are applied. These clubs have a wealth of knowledge and a good support system to further help each other improve. District 95 has that “powerful tool” to ensure all clubs do even better.

Situated in Central Europe, including Nordic countries, District 95 has the opportunity to expand beyond its boundaries just as we did last year when we expanded to Romania. If you decide to accept other countries you will be helping others experience the benefits of the Toastmasters Program.

I have worked with many people within the new District 95. I can assure you that they have excellent leaders, good entrepreneurs and, most importantly, wonderful people. The new District Officers whom I present to you in this newsletter are just that – Excellent! Each one has vast experience and knowledge – the fundamentals to be great leaders.

One of the main concerns at the beginning of the new Toastmas-ters year is not getting to know/meet the new District Officers. As outgoing District Governor, I wish to safeguard against this… I thus present the great Team that will lead District 95 from 1 July 2014 onwards.

I wish all of you much fun and success!

Good Luck, District 95.

PUBLIC RELATIONS

OFFICER:

Ruxandra Balboa-Pöysti

EXECUTIVE EDITOR

João de Mendonça

ENGLISH REVISION

(in alphabetic order)

Amie Gavinho

Karla McMurray

Rui Henriques

CONTRIBUTORS

All members of the

new team D95 2014-15

WHERE LEADERS ARE MADE

João de Mendonça

District Governor 2013-14

D59 Continental Europe

DISTRICT GOVERNOR

Experience:

He joined Toastmasters in April 2000 in New Zealand and took on the role of VP Education in 2001.

He has held officer roles ever since. In 2008 he was a finalist in the District International Speech

Contest.

On the leadership front, he stepped up to District level in 2011 as a Division Governor and in 2012

as Lt. Governor Marketing for which he received the Excellence in Marketing Award from Toast-

masters International, for helping to guide the District to President Distinguished status and No.1 in

the world. In 2013-2014, he was elected Lt. Governor Education and Training.

He is a ACG and ALB and has completed all the requirements for the ALS, except for the HPL. He

is working on this project at the moment and hopes to reach DTM status before the Fall Conference

2014. He has been a trainer/facilitator at countless Officer Training and ordinary educational ses-

sions

In 2005-2006 he took a break from Toastmasters to travel around the world non-stop for a year, vis-

iting over 25 countries in four continents. This trip of a lifetime has given him a very humble feeling

about the human race and opened up his heart to listen to others regardless of their culture. This

experience has helped him greatly in carrying out his many different roles within the Toastmasters

environment.

Goals

“Help fellow Toastmasters discover the richness

inside themselves in the field of communication

and leadership and share this richness with fellow

Toastmasters so as to help each one make pro-

gress, no matter how small the steps are. .

Say what you mean, mean what you say. Apply

transparency. Forge a team. Discuss a vision for

the next five years.”

Kees Broos


TUIRE VUOLASVIRTA

She joined Toastmasters Paris in 2002 and since then has actively volun-teered for leadership roles so as to contribute to the success of club, area, division and/or district. In France, she assisted the Division Governor and coordinated the Division Conference educational program. In her native Fin-land, she has worked hard to create the Finnish TM Area, which was her High Performance Leadership project.

She was Lt. Gov. Marketing in 2013-14.

“Increase the club quality through Club and District leader training: all the leaders get trained.”

CORE TEAM

MICHAL TALAGA

He joined Toastmasters in 2011 and at first he didn't really like it. However, later he became addicted. He is a member of two clubs - Toastmasters Poz-nan and Verbal Victory. He has served as Club President, VP Public Rela-tions, Sergeant-at-arms, Club Treasurer, and was Division M Governor in 2013-14. “I want to make this new District, a President's Distinguished District as a minimum. Additionally, 1

st place in number of new clubs created would be

nice.”

BEA BINCZE

She joined Toastmasters in 2011 and has already reached ACB and ALB level. She was D4 Area Governor (Hungary) in 2013-14, sponsor and President of the EBSC TM Club, and played an active role in setting up two public clubs in Hungary, Pestbeszéd and Skylark TM. She organized the Division D Conference and was the sponsorship and communication chair of the 2013 District 59 Conference, in Buda-pest. The goal of her HPL was to promote Toastmaster events in Hungary. This re-sulted in the publication of the first Toastmasters Hungary newsletter. She run many workshops and training sessions; and she has filled multiple leadership roles at BPTM and EBSC - VP Mentoring, VP Leadership and Club President.

“As District 95 PR Officer, I will work on promoting the Toastmasters brand, and to help the growth of the district. I plan to build a network of experts, who will help us to represent their countries in the communication, and by leveraging their expertise we can create synergy. We will leverage the platforms and tools created by the prior team, and help the success of the new district with the PR activity. With a strong team we can accomplish more.”

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DAVID MATHIESON

Since joining Toastmasters in 2006, David has held many Club officer posi-tions and also that of Area Governor. Last year he was a club sponsor and founding member of Frankly Speaking Toastmasters, an advanced Toast-masters Club. Currently a member of three clubs, he has attended and as-sisted at many Toastmaster events within Europe but also internationally.

“My main goal as a District Officer is to ‘Think about saying yes before you say no’. As well as sharing my experience in Toastmasters with other mem-bers, I hope to contribute to the success of the new District 95.”

EVELIN KÜRBITZ

She was Club Treasurer in 2005-06, joined the Audit Committee of her pre-decessor, and implemented a long term education planning tool. As Club President in 2010-11 she guided her club to President’s Distinguished sta-tus. Her club became a legal entity and after a presentation at area level a few Berlin clubs followed suit. She has done her High Performance Leader-ship, been a mentor to several members, and run numerous education work-shops.

“My role will be to present the district financial report at district meetings, serve with reports helping to make decisions, to approve the budget for con-ferences, making sure that expenses won´t be overspend. I will work on it that Toastmasters District 95 will carry on a stable financial basis although we have less members and less income compared to the big and successful District 59.“

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Goals for 2014-15

“Bring the community spirit of our club extended

to the Division.”

Division A Governor

DIVISION A

Germany North/West

He joined Toastmasters in 2010 and has reached ACB and ALB. He

was Treasurer and President twice, Area Governor twice and Club

founder.

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Area Club Nr St. Club Name City

561 First Hanseatic Toastmasters Club Hamburg

6007 Hedgehog Toastmasters Club Buxtehude

597059 Stade Club Stade

1370933 Hamburg Power Speakers Hamburg

594291 Kieler Toastmasters Kiel

641931 HanseRedner Club Hamburg

873642 IGEL Toastmasters Club Buxtehude

1153981 Lübeck Redner Lubeck

2933296 Rednerclub Bergedorf Hamburg

5571 Hannover Speakers Club Hannover

1363524 TM Paderborn - DIE KLARTEXTER Paderborn

1539207 Bremer Sprechstunde Bremen

3024984 Selbstredend Munster Toastmasters Munster

9754 Cologne Toastmasters Club Koln

610734 Rheinredner Club Koln

680945 Duesseldorfer Toastmasters Duesseldorf

1320303 Bochum Toastmasters Club Bochum

2721392 Toastmasters Aachen Aachen

934487 Bonn International Toastmasters Bonn

1009133 Redefluss Bonn Bonn

1727456 Kölner Sprechbar Koln

2425565 Prosp. Bonner Redefreiheit Bonn

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Christian Block

He has been a member of Toastmasters for five years. He started at the Rheinredner Club in 2009, where he was VPE in 2010-11 and President in 2011-12. Since its charter in 2011 the Kölner Sprechbar, in Cologne, has been his second Toastmaster club. Since 2011 he is a member of the Easy Speak Team, responsible for his Division. He has performed many or-ganizational roles, for example, he was Entertainment Chairman for the Bonn Fall Conference 2012; as well as performed other roles, for example, Chief Judge at the Antwerp Spring Con-ference 2013; ran a workshop at the Budapest Fall Conference 2013; mentor, etc. His opinion about Toastmasters is: A very good concept combined with very nice people.

“My main goal is to support all clubs reach their individual goals: (1) Help each club run well; (2) Work together with the officers of the third club in Bonn to charter in 2014-15, (3) Improve and optimize the usage of Easy Speak, (4) Improve the cooperation between the clubs and with Area A4.”

Markus Krause

He started in the German speaking Hanseredner to improve his presentation skills for work purposes. He joined the English speaking First Hanseatics Toastmasters soon afterwards. As he became more familiar with the Toastmasters program, he discovered an iceberg: there is so much more than meets the eye at first. He was hooked, became enthusiastic and was elected President of Hanseredner.

“As a member of an English speaking club and German speaking club, I want to maintain the friendly atmosphere in both, help members to get to know each other better and encourage them to hold joint events with clubs from the other language.”

Astrid Fiedler

She has been a member of Toastmasters since 2009. She was VP Education of Hanserednern TM Club. There she introduced the function “meet and greet” to welcome guests and make them feel at home straight away. In Oct 2012 she began with preparations to start a new club in Bergedorf. Since January 2013 she has taken on the role of President and club mentor.

“From my experience a good club climate needs all the support to be maintained. Otherwise I will keep an eye on things and determine what is needed.”

Fabian Schindler

He joined Toastmasters in 2010 and is a member of Toastmasters Paderborn - DIE KLARTEXTER. He has earned ACB and ALB.

Franz Jankowski

He joined Toastmasters in 2012. He has reached CC and he is finishing off his CL. He was Secretary and President of Cologne Toastmasters and Assistant Area Governor.

He has visited many clubs and international events.

“Promote cooperation in the region and support the development of clubs; Advertising for Toastmasters. Provide support for specific tasks. Improvement of evaluations. Promote con-tests.”


Division B Governor

Goals for 2014-15

“In 2013-14 TM year, I was Area Governor and

my Area has grown by 125% in the number of

clubs. Next year I'd love to use this experience

at Division level.“

She joined Toastmasters in 2011. Since then she has been a very active member and has performed many leader-

ship activities: founding a new club; organized a Toastmasters Leadership Institute event that was the biggest in the

world (according to Toastmasters International HQ); in 2013-14, she was Area Governor and her area had the big-

gest growth in Europe; she was the Conference Chair of the biggest and most successful District Conference orga-

nized by D59 Continental Europe.

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Poland South


1112264 Silesia Toastmasters Katowice

2495312 Toastmasters Częstochowa Częstochowa

3356999 Prosp. Silesia Speech Masters Katowice

3738001 Toastmasters Na Szczycie Bielsko-Biała

1231724 Krakow Public Speaking Club Kraków

1610052 Pierwszy Krakowski Polskojezyczny Klub Kraków

3157539 Pionier Rzeszów Toastmasters Rzeszów

3799741 BBH Poland Toastmasters Kraków

3815342 Prosp. Inspire Rzeszów Toastmasters Rzeszów

1985477 State Street Kraków Kraków

3033176 Toastmasters AGH Kraków

3397610 Toastmasters PK Kraków

3422260 Profesjonalni Mowcy i Liderzy Kraków

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Alicja Lizurej

She started by proposing a toast at her sister’s wedding three years ago! Since then she has been an active member of the Silesia Toastmasters club. She has been secretary, club presidente, and proud sponsor and mentor of the new club in Bielsko-Biała, Poland.

“My goals are:

(1) Education - more advanced speakers, high performance, mentoring; (2) Create a new club; (3) Integrate all clubs in the Area; and

(4) Promote Toastmasters International in Silesia region.“

Michal Zawada

He has been a Toastmasters since 2013 and he reached ACB, ALB. He was Secre-tary of Club ProMiL and Assistant M3 Area Governor for Marketing.

“I have two main goals:

(1) Opening three new clubs and

(2) Helping active and existing clubs in my Area achieve the DCP objectives.”

Lukasz Ubogi

He was a founder member and President 2013-14 of Profesjonalni Mówcy i Liderzy Toastmasters International Club, in Cracov. He was a contestant at the Division Finals and also achieved the Triple Crown.

“I want to make my area the best area in the District.”


Division C Governor

Goals for 2014-15

“I would like to enhance the communication with

the Members of the Clubs in my Division as well

as help start new clubs.“

He has been a Toastmaster for 5 years now. From his second day, he took on Leadership positions: Seargent-at-

Arms, VPE in two Clubs at the same time and later as Club President in both clubs. In the past two years he has

been Area and Division Governor.

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Germany North/East Area Club Nr St. Club Name City

1063 Mercury Toastmasters Club Berlin

1633 Berliner Meisterredner TM Berlin

817792 Berliner Redekünstler Berlin

1563553 HanseRedner Rostock Rostock

3467645 Berliner Rhetorik Meister Berlin

5872 First Berlin Toastmasters Club Berlin

835367 Spreeredner Berlin

1025950 Adlershof-Toastmasters Berlin

2383100 Prosp. Berlin Germany Berlin

2643782 Steglitz Toastmasters Berlin

1066272 Leipzig Toastmasters Leipzig

1584104 Leipziger Redefreiheit Leipzig

1668448 Toastmasters Dresden Dresden- Boxdorf

1963981 Prosp. Erfurt Erfut

3698545 Prosp. Chemnitz Saxony TM Chemnitz

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Pascal Heymann

He joined Toastmasters in 2012 and he has been an active member in several clubs in both Scotland and Germany. He completed his Competent Communicator and have competed at Division level twice. He is now looking forward to give something back to Toastmasters by representing his area as Area Governor.

“My goal is to strengthen the Area and collaboration between clubs by providing open and active communication within the Area.“

Dagmar Klementz

She has been a member of First Berlin Toastmasters since 2005 and was twice elected as club Treasurer. In 2009, she was Club President. She lived in New Zealand for more than two years. There she had the chance to be a very active member at two clubs in Palmerston North (NZ). She has reached ACG and is busy finishing her ALB. She has served as mentor to four new members.

“I would love to support other Toastmasters succeed.”

Toni Laemmel

He joined Toastmasters in 2011 and was VPM in 2012-13, President in 2013-14 of Toastmasters Dresden. He has reached ALB and ACB.

Toastmasters provides the best training in communication and leadership according to Toni. Toastmasters helps people reach their goals in a self-paced time frame.

He now encourages and leads other members, so that they too can achieve their goals.

“I will support the clubs in my Area with four visits instead of the scheduled two vi-sits per year. Build relationships between clubs. Increase membership of the pros-pective club in Chemnitz and charter he prospective club in Erfurt.

Reach the goal: Distinguished Area.”


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Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary

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Every time Toastmasters has presented him with a new opportunity to

test his skills, he has accepted the challenge.

From a regular member presenting seeches and competing in Division

contests to being VPM and VPE at two different clubs, as well a co-

ach at another club, he finally reached the position of Division D Go-

vernor two years running. He finished his ACG and is close to comple-

ting his ALS. He now wants to give back to the organisation.

Goals for 2014-15

“There are two goals I would like to pursue this year in our Division

and both of them will be quite challenging:

1) to make sure there is always VALUE in workshops, training and

conferences that we provide to our members. It might seem like an

obvious thing, but from my experience the reality is far from this goal.

2) to grow rapidly in number of clubs - it is time we spread the To-

astmasters concept to corporations in our Division and thanks to the

Brno Corporate Summit we might have the recipe on how to accom-

plish this.

If we succeed in reaching both of these goals, Division D will be one

of the largest Divisions with outstanding quality of members’ experien-

Division D Governor

Area Club Nr St. Club Name City Country

551 Vienna Toastmasters Club Vienna Austria

6390 V.I.C. Toastmasters Club (Corporate) Vienna Austria

1174718 Vienna Speakers Club Vienna Austria

1490250 Wiener Toastmasters Rhetorik Klub Vienna Austria

1965705 Vox Fortis Hainburg Austria

2869957 Prosp. Blue Danube Speakers Linz Austria

3601575 Prosp. Perchtoldsdorf Austria Pros Club Brunn Am Gebirge Austria

6932 Queen's Town Club Hradec Kralove Czech Rep.

9854 Pardubice Enthusiasts Club Pardubice Czech Rep.

765092 Prague Speakers Club Prague Czech Rep.

957925 Bohemian Toastmasters Prague Czech Rep.

2995358 Prosp. Pardubice Czech Rep. Pros Pardubice Czech Rep.

3055065 Prosp. Prague German Club Prague Czech Rep.

3735431 S.E.A. Sharks of ExxonMobil Association Prague 2 Czech Rep.

1125152 Brno Toastmasters Brno Czech Rep.

1129369 First Moravian Toastmasters Olomouc Czech Rep.

1635054 Toastmasters Ostrava Ostrava Czech Rep.

1705911 Brno Business Toastmasters Brno Czech Rep.

2867912 Brnenští Toastmástri Brno Czech Rep.

3893068 Prosp. Brno Czech Republic Pros Club Brno Czech Rep.



4133 Budapest Toastmasters Budapest Hungary

1416890 Morgan Stanley TM Budapest Budapest Hungary

2137369 Budapest ExxonMobil Associates' TM Budapest Hungary

* Prosp. General Electric Budapest Hungary

1591792 Amplion Prague Czech Rep.

2456486 Prague Business Toastmasters Prague Czech Rep.

2928241 Concur Toastmasters Prague Czech Rep.

3064566 Goood Morning Prague Czech Rep.

3074262 Prosp. VSE Toastmasters Prague Czech Rep.

2675574 EBSC Toastmasters Budapest Hungary

3461223 PESTBESZED Toastmaster Klub Budapest Hungary

3875883 Skylarks Budapest Hungary

* Prosp. NNG Toastmasters Budapest Hungary

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Hans Langer

He joined Toastmasters in 2010. Toastmasters has enabled him to stand on stage in front of 120 people and moderate an entire evening and guide actors and the audi-ence through a cultural charity event.

“To become an Area Governor, whom people like to follow.”

Ewan Scattergood

He joined Prague Speakers in Feb 2012 and he delivered his Icebreaker Speech at the Residential weekend organized by the Prague Toastmasters Clubs in front of 66 people. He completed his CC and he has been an active member of his club where he has been secretary and is currently the VPE.

“My goals for 2014 –2015 are to help the clubs in my area to develop and increase their membership by improving the communication and knowledge sharing between them.”

Ivo Prax

He first visited a Toastmasters session in 2010 and he did not expect it to change his life. Yet he really enjoyed going through the CC manual and giving speeches. He has reached ACB and ALB. In 2011 he became a Club Officer.

“My goals are to consolidate our rapidly growing Area. Further, to create an envi-ronment where new clubs can learn from established clubs.”

Balazs Kuzsel

He joined the Toastmasters in 2010, since then he has served as VP Membership twice, as President and is also a club founder. He has reached ACB and ALB.

“Keep the existing clubs running whilst expanding the area with new clubs.“


Clara Cismaru

She has been a Toastmaster for 2.5 years, in her home country Romania and as the charter member of Prague Business Toastmasters. In the first year she was VP Edu-cation. She reached her CL and ACB. She has organized, chaired and judged many club contests. She organized/ chaired her Division Conference in 2013-14.

“My goals are: (1)Help new clubs and the large clubs to split; (2) Help the Presidents and VPE

set their club objectives;(3) Help club with membership; (4) Encourage members to visit other

clubs; (5) Promote area conferences; (6) Share best practices at the officers’ training.”

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Eszter Farnady

She has been a Toastmaster since 2010. She is member of Budapest Toastmasters Club and she has earned CC and CL.

Division E Governor

Goals for 2014-15

“My goals are:

1. Achieve President's Distinguished Division;

2. Grow to one more Area; and

3. Visit each club at least twice.“

She is a Toastmaster for three and a half years and has reached ACS and ALB level. She received a Triple Crown

for reaching three education awards in the same year. She engaged in the club by running elections and hosting

contests. Moreover, she was a club officer for 6 terms: four times as VP Public Relations and twice as Club Presi-

dent. Outside the club, she co-organized a District Conference and a Toastmasters Leadership Institute. She belie-

ves in people and goals.

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DIVISION E

Poland North/West Area Club Nr St. Club Name City

1367616 Sokrates Torun Toruń

1535722 Toastmasters Bydgoszcz Bydgoszcz

3023073 Grudziądz Toastmasters Grudziądz

3025247 Torun Toastmasters Toruń

3046561 Bydgoszcz TM Professionals Bydgoszcz

1600547 Tricity Toastmasters Gdańsk

2050536 Toastmasters Gdansk Gdańsk

2820492 Toastmasters Sopot Leaders Sopot

3314827 Toastmasters Olsztyn Olsztyn

3584147 Prosp. WordBusters Gdańsk

4053566 Toastmasters Gdynia Gdynia

624526 TM Szczecin Passionate Speakers Szczecin

1022941 Sedina Toastmasters Szczecin

1138065 Toastmasters Poznan Poznań

1345699 Verbal Victory Poznań

3967782 Prosp. Leszno Poland Pros Lezno

3968282 Prosp. Poznan Poland Pros Poznań

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Magdalena Kedzia

She has been a Toastmasters since 2012 and was the founder President of Byd-goszcz Toastmasters Professionals Club. In 2013-14 she served her second term of office as VP Education and the club reached President’s Distinguished status. Co-organizer of TLI Conference in Bydgoszcz in June 2013. She was also active as an Assistant Area M1 Governor- Education and Training.

She reached ALB and ACB level and in 2014 she was rewarded with a Triple Crown award. She is also a mentor of Toastmasters Olsztyn club and coach of the Toruń Toastmasters club.

“My primary goal is helping every clubs in Area E1 to reach the President’s Distin-guished status in 2014-2015. My second goal is creating a new club in my area.“

Barbara Szczerbinska

Having problems in communication and relating with others, her life changed dramatically in 2011 after attending a Toastmasters meeting. Since January 2012 she has been an active Toastmaster with Tricity Toastmasters club. She was Club Treasurer and later Club President. In addition, she has the opportunity to conduct many workshops and organize meetings for students. Her aim is to help these students become acquainted with the Toastmasters mission and values and also train their self-presentation skills. At the TLI in Bydgoszcz 2013 and TLI Łódź 2014 she ran workshops. During her time at Toastmasters she has reached ACB and ALB level. She also placed third in the Polish Humorous Speeches Contest, in Gdańsk, in 2013. All these events, workshops and activities, helped her encourage club members to set new goals, go higher and aim for more.

“My goals are: (1) Close integration of all clubs in our area both Polish and English; (2) Serve all clubs so they can receive the highest achievement in the DCP programme; (3) Charter the current prospect clubs in Tricity; (4) Create another English club in our area; (5) Focus on creating coroporate TM clubs at the bigger companies in Tricity; (6) Do my best to support and fulfill guidelines set by our Division and District; (7) Motivate members in our area to be more active in contests, workshops and TM events; (8) Achieve President’s Distinguished Area; (9) Leave all clubs in a good organizational and educational standing by the end of June 2015.”

Angelika Gasior

She has been a Toastmasters since 2011. She is a member of Toastmasters Poz-nan and was a club officer for four terms: twice as secretary and twice as a treasurer. She is currently, co-founder and President of the first political-oriented Toastmasters club in Poland.

“My main goals are: Open two new clubs in my area and obtain my DTM by De-cember 2015.”


Division F Governor

DIVISION F

Germany South/West

He has been a Toastmaster since 2004 and is currently

a member of both Heidelberg International Toastmasters

Club and Word Weavers based in Wiesbaden. He com-

peted at the District Humorous Speaking Contest 2007

in Wien. After taking a break for a couple of years, he

became actively involved in Toastmasters again earning

his DTM and leading his Area as Governor for two

terms. He is now taking on the challenge of running his

Division to continue learning, growing and making a dif-

ference so members can attain their full potential.

Goals for 2014-15

“My goals are three fold:

(1) Facilitate the chartering of prospect clubs;

(2) Provide collaborative support and insights for clubs

and members to learn and grow; and

(3) Maintain an atmosphere of focus, fun, and flexibility.”

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3658 Stuttgart International Toastmasters Club Stuttgart

710988 Verdi Rhetorik Toastmasters Club Stuttgart

1600517 Rednermanufaktur Stuttgart Stuttgart

2805191 Prosp. Reutlingen Reutlingen

3155062 Downtown Stuttgart Toastmasters Club Stuttgart

3395328 Prosp. Heilbronn Heilbronn

4043940 Prosp. Stuttgart Prospect Stuttgart

1632 Heidelberg International Toastmasters Heidelberg

2442 Ramstein Toastmasters Ramstein

839612 Mannheim International Toastmasters Club Mannheim

962433 Rhetorik-Club Bergstrasse Bensheim

1223043 Rhetorik-Club Mannheim Mannheim

3337596 Prosp. BASF Ludwigshafen Toastmasters Club Ludwigshafen

4146 Word Weavers Club Wiesbaden

8306 Darmstadt Toastmasters Club Darmstadt

9730 Famous Wiesbaden Toastmasters Club Wiesbaden

2174231 Rhetorik-Club Wiesbaden Wiesbaden

3324082 Prosp. Francophone Darmstadt

2874 Esprit de Corps Toastmasters Club Frankfurt

6409 Rhetork-Club Frankfurt Frankfurt

2419212 Elavon Frankfurt Frankfurt

2711759 Prosp. Toastmasters Business Club Frankfurt Frankfurt

2884134 Business Club Frankfurt Toastmasters Frankfurt

817718 Karlsruhe Toastmasters Club Karlsruhe

1022848 Karlsruher Redeclub Karlsruhe

3548558 Prosp. Speaker's Loft Stuttgart

3627856 Rhetorik-Club Freiburg Freiburg

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Berthold Liebig

In 2006, he was a charter member of Erlangen Toastmasters. He has already ser-ved as a Club Officer and as Area Governor. In 2013, he became a member of Verdi Rhetorikklub Stuttgart and is currently is involved in building a German speaking Club in Heilbronn. He received his DTM in 2012.

“For me, an Area governor is a friend with an outside perspective. I would like to help clubs live up to their expectations and maybe even exceed them.”

Heiko Mangold

He is member of Toastmasters since 2009 and he has earned ACB and CL. He was finalist in Antwerp International German Speech contest.

“My goals are:

1) Achieve ACS, ALB and ALS;

2) Get 20 members to launch speakers loft club which is currently prospective;

3) Advancing the clubs in my area to get more experienced speakers (more than CC).”

Peter Smith

He is a Toastmasters since 2008 and has reached ACB and CL level. He was Club President of Esprit de Corps in 2009-10 and Area Governor in 2013-14. He was a contestant in the 2010 and 2012 District 59 Humorous Speech Contest.

“The overall goal is to strengthen the clubs in my Area.”

Martin Sturm

Toastmasters has given him the key to develop as a human being and as a professional. He works with clients, and he applies what he has learnt at Toastmasters on a daily basis. He used to be rather shy and insecure when among people; today, he can truly say that he feels very much at ease, has more fun, and is more spontaneous. His club officer positions as VPE and President of Mannheim Int'l Toastmasters Club showed him he had the ability to motivate his team, be a part of something bigger than himself, and also increased self-confidence.

“My goals are: (1) Continue to support the Clubs in the Area and help them gain their respecti-ve DCP awards; (2) Help with the transition to the new District 95; (3) Organise Area Contests and jump in if help is needed for the Division Contests; (4) be available answer all questions members might have; (5) help to promote the Revitalized Education Program.”

Alan Heaton

He is a Toastmaster since March 2012 and a Club Officer since July 2012. He was President and VP Education in 2013-14. He is a member of Darmstadt TM Club and he was also a member of Business Club Frankfurt. Last September, he won the Divi-sion Table Topics Contest in English, in Karlsruhe.

He is currently part of the team which is organising the D95 Conference in Frankfurt.

“I want to support the clubs in my area by providing the best possible Toastmasters experience, education and personal development.“


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Scandinavian Countries

Division G Governor

He started his Toastmaster journey in March 2011.

Since then he has been active in every role possible.

He represented his Division in the District Table Top-

ics Final 2012, in Bonn.

He has been club VPM and Club President making

his club Select Distinguished. As an Area Governor

he has been exposed to the planning and develop-

ment of our organization and he will use that

knowledge in this new challenge.

Goals for 2014-15

“Increase the attendance/participation level to all

COT's across Division. Allowing 'ALL CLUBS' to get

club officer train DCP point recognition. Chair the Di-

vision Fall Conference in Tampere.“

Area Club Nr St. Club Name City Country

4700 Stockholm Toastmaster Club Stockholm Sweden

5320 Stockholm International Stockholm Sweden

948999 PwC Communication & Leadership Club Stockholm Sweden

1121832 Ericsson TN Toastmasters Stockholm Sweden

2279408 ReadSoft TM Club Kista Sweden

3229674 Prosp. Stockholm Advanced Club Stockholm Sweden

3871 Copenhagen Club Copenhagen Denmark

1519351 Malmo Toastmasters Malmo Sweden

2390648 Fredensborg Toastmasters Horsholm Denmark

2560410 Aarhus Toastmasters Aarhus Denmark

6073 Speech Masters Toastmasters Club Gothenburg Sweden

7928 Oslo Club Oslo Norway

9249 West Coastmasters Speech Club Gothenburg Sweden

674881 Saturday Breakfast Speakers Club Gothenburg Sweden

644226 Boras Toastmasters Club Boras Sweden

758296 Linkoping Toastmasters Club Linkoping Sweden

839688 Goteborgs Talarklubb Gothenburg Sweden

3518136 Prosp. Jonkoping Sweden Pros Club Sweden

7748 Gothenburg Toastmasters Club Gothenburg Sweden

724778 Lundby Toastmasters Club Gothenburg Sweden

1484589 Karlstad International Toastmasters Karlstad Sweden

3657516 Prosp. Gothenburg prospective -Seafront Gothenburg Sweden

736935 Helsinki Toastmasters Club Espoo Finland

1315941 Stadi Talkers Helsinki Finland

1443831 Microsoft-Talo Toastmasters Club Espoo Finland

3867187 Prosp. Helsinki Finland Pros Club Helsinki Finland

1078343 Tampere Toastmasters Tampere Finland

1520832 Virtual Speakers Hyvinkaa Finland

3165350 Northern Stars Advanced TM Club Helsinki Finland

3230021 Prosp. Vaasa Toastmastrers Vaasa Finland

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Luis Garcia

He has been a Toastmaster since 2010 and an active member of three clubs. He has served as VP Membership and Club President. He is a founding member of Virtual Speakers club, which he claims to be the only club which meets in the virtual world! His motto: “Persevere and you will achieve all your goals”.

“ Goals: (1) Strengthen the performance of clubs in the Area; (2) Create strong bonds among clubs; (3) Promote a positive and energetic atmosphere in all clubs.”

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Lise-lotte Kolmberger

She is a member of Toastmasters since 2008 and has served aa VP Membership and Club President of Lundby Toastmasters. At present, she is part of a group starting a new club in Arendal, Göteborg. She has reached ACB and CL levels.

“Help the clubs in my area grow by at least 10 members each.”

Jesper Caron

He has delivered over 40 speeches and completed his ALB and ACB. He successfully served as club coach. He has attended a handful of speech contests and was finalist at the District Humorous Speech Contest in 2012. He has visited at least twenty Toastmasters clubs around the world on his travels.

“ My goals: (1) Get our Area to focus even more on the skills that defines a professional spea-ker; (2) Enhance the quality of Area conferences; (3) Deepen the foundation and level of commitment to the Toastmasters organization among the clubs.“

Josephine Andersson

Josephine have been a member for four years, and served as Club Officer during three of those years.

“My goal is to support the good work and development in our clubs.”

Roseline Olomina

She started her Toastmasters journey in 2003 in Volvo TM. Today, she has already started two clubs in two different countries and she is currently starting the third! She has taken on several club officer roles including VP Membership, VP Education, Sergeant-at-Arms and Club President. She has reached ACS and ALB.

“My goal is to develop stronger speakers in the Stockholm Area by creating a buzz around speaking and leading, and showcase it all at the Area Conference, having 100 attendees!“

Svetlana Breum

Previously she was a member in Hamilton, Canada. In Aarhus Toastmasters, she was Presi-dent 2012-13 and club sponsor. In that year, membership increased by over 50%. She orga-nized the Area Contest in March 2014. She set up a club mentor development program and was a member of the Nominations Committee in 2013-14.

“My goals are: (1) Explore options for the establishment of corporate (example, LEGO) and open clubs

(Kolding, Odense, Esbjerg). (2) Sustainable DCP growth for clubs; (3) Exchange between Experience

Groups: Presidents and VPs; (4) Organize the April 2015 Division Conference in Aarhus.”

Matilda Smeds

She is currently a member of Helsinki Toastmasters and Northern Stars. She was Club Presi-dent in 2013-14 and VP Education in 2012-13 at Helsinki Toastmasters.

“My goals are: (1) Create a Finnish, Swedish, and Spanish club in cooperation with other AGs in Finland. Equally, we could easily have Speech contests in these languages; (2) Timely and lively communications on Facebook for the whole area; (3) Helping clubs in my area reach DCP goals; (4) Help all officers get the most out of their roles.”

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Division H Governor He has reached the ACB and ALS level and is also an Outstanding Toastmaster for “making activities happen”.

He has been a Toastmasters since 2008 and a dual Member since 2014. He has performed different Club Officer

roles: Treasurer, Secretary, VP Public Relations and Club President.

He is a founder member of the first Toastmasters Club in Romania, Timisoara Toastmasters. He has also spon-

sored and mentored two other clubs in Romania. He was one of the leaders who worked diligently to incorporate

Romania into District 95.

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Romania

Goals for 2014-15

“1. Consolidate all clubs in Romania;

2. President’s Distinguished Division;

3. Annual or Biannual Toastmasters Romanian Maga-

zine;

4. National Boot Camp for all Club Officers and Mem-

bers — 2-day training packed with learning and lots of

fun;

5. One or two Youth Leadership Program(s); and

6. Minimum three new clubs.”


1216331 Toastmasters Club Bucharest Bucharest

1479402 Brasov Toastmasters Club Brasov

1971420 Braila Toastmasters Braila

2178065 Toastmasters Bucuresti Bucharest

2863131 Twenty-Six Spinning Stars TM Club Bucharest

1269633 Timisoara Toastmasters Club Timisoara

2817706 Oradea Toastmasters Oradea

3732949 Satu Mare Romania Satu Mare

3760924 Toastmasters Arad Arad

1467750 Toastmasters Cluj Cluj

1712971 Toastmasters Iasi Iasi

2584277 Office Depot SSC Toastmasters (Cluj) Cluj

2909835 Toastmasters Suceava Suceava

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Andrei Popescu

He has been committed to Toastmasters for almost five years. He served as VP Education, VP Memebership, Club President and host for the District 59 Executive Committee Meeting (DECM) in Bucharest. He loves travelling to clubs around the world and meeting up with fellow Toastmasters.

“My goals: (1) Motivate all Clubs in my Area to achieve at least Distinguished status; (2) Charter at least one new Club; and (3) Organize the first Area Conference that will set a standard for the future.“

Calin Gilea

He has been a member of the first Romanian Toastmasters club, Timisoara To-astmasters, for more than 5 years. He has reached his CC and CL, and is presently completing his ACB and ALB. He was involved in the process of incorporating Ro-mania into District 95.

“Goals: (1) Develop all our clubs in the Area so that they become President's Distinguished; and (2) Collaborate with District and Division officers for mutual benefit.”

Raluca Moisi

Her Toastmasters journey began in 2010 in Timisoara. In 2012, when she moved to a different city, her passion for Toastmasters remained, so she became a member of Toastmasters Cluj. She has reached CC and ALB level and has been through several officers’ terms and experienced leadership by example. For her, Toastmas-ters was a life changing experience. She says “I was lucky to become acquainted with Toastmasters and our very high standard of leadership. I understand perfectly well how much I can still learn by involving myself further and by helping others de-velop themselves.” She promised herself to do everything in her powers to create the same high standards learning environment in Area H3: All members deserve the opportunity to discover what Toastmasters is about; how empowering it is to build other leaders; and how it can influence individual lives in ways beyond the wildest imagination.

“My goals: (1) To assist each club in the Area achieve Selected or President Distinguished Club status; (2) Train and build teamwork within Club Officers; (3) Implement easy-Speak in every Club; (4) Create three new Clubs in the Area; and (5) Run leadership, PR events, and hold contests in the Area.”


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Germany South/West

Division I Governor

His personal trigger for joining Toastmasters

was experiencing first-hand fun Table Topics.

He has been a Toastmaster for more than three

years and frequently enjoying the fun and lear-

ning experiences. As member of four clubs, he

is ensuring that each club is “the best club in the

world” in its own way: each club and the people

attending it are unique.

Goals for 2014-15

“Make people aware of the values and power of

diversity. Getting better by sharing different ex-

periences, insights and viewpoints. Let the

community grow.“


2041 Munich Toastmasters Club Munich

9867 Munich Prostmasters TM Club Munich

1003436 Effective Communicators Munich

1107177 ReDensburger Toastmasters Regensburg

4005530 Prosp. Munich Germany Pros Club Munich

4766 Danube Sparrows Club Ulm

641732 CRFM Club Munich

972038 Munich Business Speakers Munich

1022921 Ulmer Redespatzen Ulm

1383882 Munich Media Speakers Munich

3836029 Prosp. Landsberg Am Lech Pros Club Landsberg am Lech

3743282 Prosp. Kempten Kempten

5176 Rhetorenschmiede Club Munich

5993 Speaker's Corner Muenchen TM Munich

9725 Muenchner Brainstormers Club Munich

1046012 Landshut Toastmasters Landshut

3651983 Prosp. KPMG Munich

8040 Nuremberg Toastmasters Club Nuremberg

788354 Erlangen Toastmasters Erlangen

820973 Noris Toastmasters Nuremberg Nuremberg

1033304 Nürnberger Rhetoriker Nuremberg

2888318 Fraenkly Speaking Toastmasters Nuremberg

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Carlo Reumont

Toastmasters has been for him a great learning process. He believes that being a Toastmaster is about growing with others in many areas of life. For him, Toastmas-ters is magic!

“My goal is to work on the basics of Toastmasters with my clubs. The leaders I work with will see how the Toastmasters manuals work to their strengths.“

Stefan Kobel

He is a member of Munich Media Speakers and Proastmasters. He is currently wor-king on his ACS. He sees himself as an open-minded, energetic and analytical per-son; characteristics he used in his previous officer roles (VP Education and VP Pu-blic Relations).

A few years ago he discovered running is an ideal way to balance your life. Now, every year he plans to run at least one marathon. Toastmasters has given him a lot of food for thought and he is looking forward to sharing some of it within the Area.

“My goal for 2014-15 as an Area Governor is to strengthen mentoring in my Area and to spread the use of Easy-Speak among clubs.”

Sandra Eggelhoefer

She has been a Toastmaster since 2011 and is a member of Munich Prostmasters and Speaker's Corner Muenchen Toastmasters Clubs.


Franziska Groehn

She has been a member of Toastmasters since 2004, at Word Weavers (Wiesbaden) and at Erlangen. She has served within several club officer roles and chaired a number of contests. Most of all, she has always enjoyed organizing a vari-ety of special events, especially when doing so as part of a great team. She finds it exciting to visit different clubs around the world.

“I will gladly support the lively and enthusiastic spirit within our Area. Members should feel at home in our Area. We will be challenged, and we will learn a lot toget-her whilst having tons of fun!”

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Division J Governor

He was Area Governor in 2013-14 and all clubs in the

area achieved Distinguished status. During his term as

Area Governor, he was mentor and treasurer for a

Toastmasters Leadership Institute (TLI) involving

around 350 participants. He has been VP Membership,

VP Education and Treasurer. Further, he has been

mentor to a new club. He has participated in numerous

contests on different levels: as contest chair, Chief

Judge or judge. He also ran workshops at the three last

TLI conferences in Poland.

Goals for 2014-15

“Through positive and cooperative leadership be num-

ber one Division in District 95 with 100% of clubs at

Distinguished level. In addition, at least one new club in

each Area.“

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Poland Central Area Club Nr St. Club Name City

1548 Toastmasters Polska SA Warszawa

1174825 Speaking Elephants Warszawa

2490276 Łódź Toastmasters Łódź

2972676 Prosp. Toastmasters Premium Warszawa

2979833 The Leader Ship Łódź

3372975 Prosp. Toastmasters w Orange Warszawa

906542 Top Careers TM Club Warszawa

1753420 Toastmasters Lublin Lublin

1833481 Toastmasters Leaders Warszawa

2548928 Toastmasters Bialystok Białystok

3735318 Toastmasters @ EDC Warszawa

3849853 Prosp. Toastmasters Centrum Ozarow Mazowiecki

3902057 ASBIRO Toastmasters Warszawa

3979509 Prosp. Rednefabrik Warszawa

1171916 WrocLove Toastmasters PL Wrocław

1743106 Toast @ Capgemini Wrocław

2909537 WrocLove Speakers Wrocław

3963955 Prosp. Opole Poland Pros Opole

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Tomasz Kropiewnicki

He first attended Toastmasters in 2008 and he defines it as “a great journey ever since”. He has been Secretary, VP Education and a member of three clubs. He has won several contests and has been a speaker at three Toastmasters Leadership Institutes. For him, now is the time to give back to the District by serving as Area Governor and learning more about leadership.

“Goals: (1) To integrate the Warsaw Toastmasters community; (2) Open the communication channels; and (3) Help the cross club experience.”

Malgorzata Lisowska

She has been a member of Top Career Toastmasters since 2008 and has reached ACS and ALB. She was club Secretary in 2009-10. She was recognised as “Best Evaluator in 2012-13" and “Master of Mentoring in 2011".

She was Assistant Area Governor - Education & Training and a member of a team promoting the DCP in 2013-14. She is currently a sponsor of prospect Club, To-astmasters Centrum, and also mentor to new club members.

“Goals: 1. Club integration through the exchange of knowledge and experience; 2. Continue to build awareness on the importance of the DCP in Clubs; 3. Support clubs in development areas that will help them grow faster depending on

their respective needs; and 4. Strengthen knowledge and expertise as regards mentoring and evaluations.”

Pawel Milczynski

He has been a member of WrocLove Toastmasters since October 2011 and has served as Sergeant-at-Arms, VP Education and a mentor to several club members. He has reached CC and ALB level.

“Goals: (1) Promote Easy-Speak and Distinguished Club Program; (2) At least one educational event for each club in the Area; and (3) Help set up new clubs.”


d95 new structure and team for 2014-15

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new district officers

brand new district

mendona district governor

outgoing district governor

good step district

district core team

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