Club Growth Committee
The Club Growth Committee is lead by the Club Growth Director and Assistant Club Growth Director. The committee consists of several subcommittees, all of which are committed to helping the committee work towards building new District 3 clubs and supporting all current clubs.
The Club Growth Director (CGD) is responsible for all aspects of marketing, club-building and club retention for District 3. This includes developing a marketing strategy, developing outreach and retention efforts with existing corporate and community clubs, and penetrating new markets. The CGD, under the guidance of the District Director, makes the benefits of Toastmasters membership available to greater numbers of people. The CGD plans, develops, and directs programs for new club development, club rescue efforts, club promotion and membership retention. The CGD promotes high standards of service to the member and to the club by recruiting, training and supervising a strong club-building team.
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Assistant Club Growth Director
Karen Hewitt, DTM is your Club Growth Director Assistant for the 2019-2020 Toastmasters year. She has been in Toastmasters since March 2017, where she has served in multiple club and district leadership roles. She is excited to share how amazing an opportunity Toastmasters can be for new and existing members. Karen is enthusiastic about working with the District Leadership and all the members of District Three to promote club and membership growth.
Club Extension
Nancy Duckett, DTM is your Club Extension Committee Chair. Nancy has been a Toastmaster since 2006, having experience with both corporate and community clubs. She has served as a club officer almost every year, enjoying the leadership aspects of Toastmasters which continued to motivate her to volunteer as DCP Chair 2016-17, New Club Mentor 2016, Area Director 2017-18, and as Club Pride Special Committee Chair 2018-19. Receiving her Distinguished Toastmaster award in March 2019 was not an ending, her journey continues with more opportunities on the horizon for learning and growing while helping others.
As the Club Extension Chair, she is responsible for assisting communities and organizations in forming new clubs. She is dedicated to supporting club sponsors and new clubs from the club lead through the charter ceremony. For more information, please visit the SMaC information page or the Club Coach page. If you have any questions regarding serving as a club mentor or assisting at a demo meeting, please reach out to Nancy.
Club Research
Fred Springer, DTM is your Club Research Chair.
As the new club research chair, Fred works closely with the club growth director to develop the district’s marketing plan, which is a series of steps to help the district grow healthy new clubs. In addition to assisting with the marketing plan, the new club research chair generates new club leads at the district level. If you have any questions regarding starting a new club please reach out to Fred.
Membership
TBD is your Membership Chair.
The Membership Chair is responsible for establishing programs that help recruit new members to District 3 Toastmasters clubs. This chair is also responsible for collecting district membership information and preparing charts and reports for the CGD and other district leaders. The membership committee develops the District 3 membership plan and calendar and works closely with the CGD. Reports are written and published to present relevant statistics and member projections (growth and shortfalls) to the members. This website will be utilized to recognize significant campaign winners and non-campaign efforts related to membership development. Please contact the chair If you or your club has any membership questions or needs.
Club Coach
Kristy Hopper, PM2, IP1, is your Club Assist Chair. She has been in Toastmasters since October 2017 and was the C4 President’s Distinguished Area Director last year. She currently serves as the Chief Editor of the district newsletter the Roadrunner and is Vice President of Education for two clubs: From Pen to Podium and Tucson Bilingual Toastmasters. She has served in various club officer roles, facilitated at TLI, and is a two-time committee chair for conference. Kristy is excited to support struggling clubs and members interested in serving as a club coach for District 3.
As Club Assist Chair, Kristy is responsible for identifying struggling clubs qualifying for a coach and recruiting members to serve as a club coach. In order to earn a DTM (traditional program and Pathways), every member must serve as a club coach, mentor or sponsor. For more information, please visit the SMaC information page or the Club Coach page. If you have any questions regarding club coaches, please reach out to Kristy.
Club Dues
Peggi Peaslee, ACS, ALS is your club dues chair. Peggi has been a Toastmaster since March 2016. Peggi has served in many club and district leadership positions, including club president and Navajo 1 Area Director. She is excited to help our members with their dues renewals in September and March.
As dues chair, Peggi is responsible for creating dues incentives, tracking dues renewals and awarding prizes to those who meet the incentives. Dues are collected in September (no later than September 30th) and March (no later than March 31st). If you have any questions regarding your club dues, please reach out to Peggi.
