Call for District Leaders for Next Year 2023-24

Nominate yourself or a fellow Toastmaster to lead District 96 through July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024.

Every year on July 1st a new set of Toastmasters leaders take up their roles. This happens at all four levels of leadership in our district - Club, Area, Division and District.

Club elections provide the majority of the leaders (almost 1,000) at the club level.

Our District 96 Leadership Nominating Committee is currently looking for passionate members to serve in approximately 50 District leadership positions for the 2023-2024 term.

Step 1 – Decide which position you would like to run for.

Elected Officers: District Director, Program Quality Director, Club Growth Director, 7 Division Directors (one for each Division) and 28 Area directors (Realignment may change this number).

Appointed Officers: Public Relations Manager, Administration Manager, Finance Manager, Logistics Manager, Recommendations will be submitted on March, 2022 and official appointments will be made by the Incoming District Director for 2023-2024.

Step 2 – Check that you meet the qualifications to run.

You may nominate yourself or someone can nominate you. To be nominated a person must:

• Be a paid member of a club in good standing
• Meet the qualifications of the office (see below)
• Consent to being nominated
• Complete either the District Leader Nominating Form, or District Leader Application Form (see below)
• Sign an Officer Agreement and Release statement (see below)

Step 3 – Review information about roles

Click on the links to download the following forms and information:

• District Leadership Handbook (for your information on detailed responsibilities of district roles)
• Call for Nominations Summary of Roles (for your information)

Step 4 - Complete and submit the forms below to Mimi Vanderheide (mimi.vanderheide@outlook.com)

• District Leader Nominating Form (submit this form to nominate a member)
• District Leader Application Form (submit this form with your qualifications to nominate yourself)
• Officer Agreement and Release Form (nominee sign and submit this form)

Step 5 - Preparation for Elections

• Candidate interviews will take place starting January 2023.
• Elections for Area Directors will take place at an Area Council Meeting before April 15, 2023
• Elections for Division Directors and District Leaders will take place at the District Council Business Meeting on April, 2023. Watch for your invitation to vote!
• Appointed positions will be announced by the new District Director after April 24th

The Nomination form and Officer Agreement & Release form should be submitted to Mimi Vanderheide, DTM via email by March 5, 2023 at mimi.vanderheide@outlook.com
(mimi.vanderheide@outlook.com)
PS:  Program Quality Team, Club Growth Team, Public Relations, Admin, and Conference team members are appointed roles which do not require application forms. If you are interested in taking on one of the team roles (See the Leaders pages for available roles),
please send an email with your name and role to Mimi Vanderheide.