Leadership Opportunities in District 50: Call for Nominations
It’s that time of the year when District 50 comes alive with the buzz of leadership opportunities. Episode 6 of D50 After Dark covers District 50's call for nominations. Host Mickey Bennett welcomes Kristy Pedersen (District Leadership Committee Chair), Cle Kimble (Area 44 Director), Akash Navneeth (Town North Division Director), and Jyo Pai (New Member Mentor Chair). This panel inspires listeners to consider leadership roles to shape District 50's future.
1:56 Responding to Mickey’s question about qualifications for district positions, Kristy refers to District 50’s website, https://d50tm.org/district-50/leadership/ where the District Leadership Committee—Call for Nominations contains information and forms.
2:19 Qualification requirements vary by office. Being on a District Council (mostly club president or VP of Education) is recommended for Area Director and required for Division Director. For the district Trio— Club Growth Director, Program Quality Director, and District Director— there are more requirements.
Nine of the positions are elected by the District Council; those positions are Division Directors (6) and the Trio. 4:05 These nine must have applied or been nominated by January 15, 2024. This deadline allows time for the committee to do interviews and determine the slate of nominated candidates.
Not every district leadership role involves election. 4:59 Area Directors (26), Administration Manager, Finance Manager, and Public Relations Manager are appointed. Applicants may indicate their interest by applying now through June 2024.
5:40 Whether the positions are elected or appointed, the next six months will be a time of team building, networking, and planning. 6:54 Those who are facing elections will learn how to run for a leadership position in the district. 6:20 Those who are appointed will be approaching the leaders who will be making selections for their teams.
10:14 One important consideration is that serving as a district leader is a requirement for a Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM) award. Kristy pointed out that it is a worthy goal that does require one year of district leadership service.
11:18 The district leadership roles that qualify for credit toward a DTM are Area Director, Division Director, District Director, Program Quality Director, Club Growth Director, Finance Manager, Administration Manager, and Public Relations Manager.
There are many other opportunities for district leadership. 12:42 Jyo discusses serving as TLI chair, conference chair, and minute-by-minute chair which are three very different ways to grow leadership skills.
15:13 Kristy urges aspiring leaders to think about their future and grow their potential. She emphasizes that January 15, 2024, is the final deadline for applications/nominations for elected leadership positions for the next fiscal year. Submit the forms located at https://d50tm.org/district-50/leadership/ to her at leadership@d50tm.org.
