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District 8 Annual Conference
April 25-26, 2025
Marriott Hotel St. Louis Airport
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
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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