Past Conferences

 

2024 Conference Recap

 

District 8 Officers for 2024-25

District Director - Charice Manor

Program Quality Director - Patti Howard, DTM

Club Growth Director - Karen Dew-Poe

 

Division A Director - Sarah Dahm

Division B Director - Paula Williams

Division C Director - Tim Scarbrough

Division E Director - Evelyn Pearman

Division F Director - Burchell McGhee

 

2024 Table Topic Contest Winners

First Place:  Arielle Bohnert
Second Place:  Cullen Watkins
Third Place:  Alex Dorton

2024 International Speech Contest Winners

First Place:  Toi Wiley
Second Place:  Brad Adams
Third Place:  David McNeel

 

 

 

Conference Pics

 

2023 Conference Recap

District 8 Officers for 2023-24

District Director - Rhonda Green, DTM

Program Quality Director - Charice Manor

Club Growth Director - Patti Howard, DTM

 

Division A Director - Karen Dew

Division B Director - Terri Oban

Division C Director - Dawnella Bowser

Division E Director - No Candidate

Division F Director - Rahul Joglekar

 

2023 Humorous Contest Winners

First Place:  Shannon Geier
Second Place:  Janet Martin
Third Place:  Tracey Shanklin

2023 International Speech Contest Winners

First Place:  Pamela Rodney
Second Place:  Charmin Gans
Third Place:  Chelly Hresko

 

2023-24 Candidate Showcase

 

District Director Candidates

Program Quality Director Candidates

Club Growth Director Candidates

Division Director Candidates

 

 

2022 Conference Recap

 

District 8 Officers for 2022-3

District Director - Karen Leingang, DTM

Program Quality Director - Sarah Van Meter

Club Growth Director - Art Stanze, DTM

 

Division A Director - Lisa Campbell

Division B Director - Jackie Kam-Blackard

Division C Director - Herman Koester, DTM

Division E Director - Willie Blue, DTM

Division F Director - Bob Heaton, DTM

 

2022 Evaluation Contest Winners

First Place: Kevin Desrosiers
Second Place: Lemont Curry
Third Place: Paul Cook

2022 International Speech Contest Winners

First Place: Brad Adams
Second Place: Tiffany Hoeckleman
Third Place: Jake Hurrell

 

2022-23 Candidate Showcase

 

District Director Candidate

Program Quality Director Candidates

Club Growth Director Candidates

Division Director Candidates

 

2021 Conference Recap

Toastmaster of the Year:   Debbie Young

Retired Toastmaster of the Year:  Elaine Curry

Endearing Service Award:  John Barry & Tom Coscia

Division Director of the Year:   Karen Leingang & Art Stanze

Area Director of the Year:  Annetta Works Salley

 

 

District 8 Officers for 2021-2 

 

District Director - David Kincade, DTM

Program Quality Director - Karen Leingang, DTM

Club Growth Director - Dawn Tucker, DTM

 

Division A Director - Patrick Hunt

Division B Director - Sarah Van Meter

Division C Director - Annetta Works Salley

Division E Director - Victor Mattison

Division F Director - Lawson Calhoun

 

 

2021 Table Topics Speech Contest Winners

First Place: Kevin Desrosiers
Second Place: Patricia Sherwood
Third Place: Nathan Randall

2021 International Speech Contest Winners

First Place: Brad Adams
Second Place: Meenakshi Sharma
Third Place: Yutaka Ikeda

 

Click HERE for the Program

 

 

 

May 15 - 16, 2020

 

Link to the Conference Program

 

2020 Conference Recap

 

Toastmaster of the Year:   Rebecca Jordan

Retired Toastmaster of the Year:  Kevin Desrosiers

Division Director of the Year:   Suresh Gopalakrishnan

Area Director of the Year:  Karen Leingang

 

2020 Humorous Speech Contest Winners

First Place: Chris Farishon
Second Place: David Kincade
Third Place: Joseph Taylor

2020 International Speech Contest Winners

First Place: Charmin Gans
Second Place: Krystal Clay
Third Place: Melanie Ciotti

 

Friday Night Achievement Slides

 

 

2019 Conference Recap

2019 Evaluation Contest Winners

First Place: Joseph McCall
Second Place: Nicholas Kwolek
Third Place: Jean Broida

2019 International Speech Contest Winners

First Place: Joseph McCall
Second Place: Brad Adams
Third Place: Robert Washington

 

 

Pictures from the 2019 Spring Conference