2024-2025 District Leadership Committee Report
As you may have heard, Districts 21 & 96 are merging into a new District 21 effective July 1, 2025. Nominated positions will be elected at the joint business meeting of District 21 & 96 on Tuesday, May 27, 2025. If you are a Club President, Vice President Education, or District Officer, you can register to attend and vote in the election HERE
Beyond meeting the minimum qualifications for each leadership position (which you can read HERE), the committee looks for leaders who exhibit the competencies and skills for the specific role they are being evaluated for (which can be found HERE). Most importantly, a district leader needs to have a core understanding of Toastmasters International, including the mission, vision and interconnection among clubs, areas, divisions and districts. The committee members took this responsibility very seriously and spent countless hours reaching out to potential candidates to raise awareness of the leadership roles, reviewing applications and interviewing candidates.
Toastmasters International directs the committee to nominate a minimum of one candidate for each of the offices of District Director, Program Quality Director, Division Director and two or more for the office of Club Growth Director. The committee considers all declared candidates and deliberations confidential. Following the committee selection, the chairperson notifies candidates nominated for office and confirms their willingness to accept the nomination.
After carefully considering the qualifications of each candidate and based on a majority vote of the committee, the following names are placed in nomination to seek elected office for the 2025-2026 Toastmasters year.
Trio
Division Directors
Floor candidate applications by members qualified and willing to serve must submit an application to the District Director no later than May 20, 2025. If no qualified candidates apply by that time, the District Director Elect will select a qualified member to serve, subject to ratification by the District Council.