Category: spring conference

International Director Kim Myers attending D64 Spring Conference

District 64 Toastmasters

Welcomes International Director to Manitoba

(Winnipeg, MB, March 1, 2024— International Director Kim Myers, will be hosted by District 64 Toastmasters of Manitoba, NW Ontario and NW Minnesota for their Annual Spring Conference. The event will be held on Friday April 26 and Saturday April 27, 2024 at the Alt Hotel in Winnipeg, MB.

I am looking forward to seeing all the Toastmasters in District 64. I love attending conferences. Throughout my 20 years in Toastmasters I have attended all but one district conference in my home district. I missed that one because I was attending 3 others. I love visiting other districts because I learn more and meet more new people, it’s a great experience. says Kim.

Myers is from Kansas City, Missouri and has been a member of her home club Masters Toastmasters in Lenexa, Kansas since 2004. She is a Distinguished Toastmaster and has held a number of high profiled leadership positions within Toastmasters. As a member of the Toastmasters International Board of Directors, Myers is a “working ambassador” for the organization. She works with the Board to develop, support and modify the policies and procedures that guide Toastmasters International in fulfilling its mission.

Having our own International Director Kim Myers visiting our District is a fantastic opportunity for this District to showcase itself.  We will be working with Kim on visiting perspective clubs, presenting corporate recognition and getting to know her at our Spring Conference.  This is the only time the majority of our memberships really get to see our senior leadership from the Board of Directors. Taking the time to ask questions and getting to know them is huge and I am very much looking forward to the entire visit, David Storey, District 64 Director for Toastmasters.

 

About Toastmasters International

Toastmasters International is a nonprofit educational organization that builds confidence and teaches public speaking skills through a worldwide network of clubs that meet online and in person. In a supportive community or corporate environment, members prepare and deliver speeches, respond to impromptu questions, and give and receive constructive feedback. It is through this regular practice that members are empowered to meet personal and professional communication goals. Founded in 1924, the organization is headquartered in Englewood, Colorado with approximately 270,000 members in more than 14,200 clubs in 148 countries. For information about local Toastmasters clubs, please visit www.toastmasters.org. Follow @Toastmasters on Twitter.

 

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2024 C&L Award Winner Announcement.

Winnipeg, MB, March 1, 2024—Jill Officer, will be honoured by District 64 Toastmasters of Manitoba, NW Ontario and NW Minnesota for her achievement in the field of communication and leadership. The event will be held on Saturday April 27, 2024 at 12pm at the Alt Hotel in Winnipeg, MB.

To be recognized as a leader in our community and communications contributor is an honour for a few reasons. First, having graduated from Creative Communications at Red River College in 2001, I understand the importance of clear and accurate communication. While I do not specifically work in communications anymore, it is an education that has and always will serve me well and I appreciate being recognized as a communicator. Also, through my time on an elite curling team to now working in the curling community, it is evident to me how significant communication is to being a leader. I have not always looked at myself as a leader, but always knew I was a communicator and I think that is one of my more glowing attributes. So to be recognized for both really is amazing. says Officer.

Officer’s communication achievements include, previously a reporter for a TV station in Brandon, MB as well as CBC Sports. She is a freelance writer, writing for The Curling News. Been a RBC Olympian, undertaking speaking engagements on behalf of Royal Bank of Canada. She studied Communications and Journalism/Broadcasting at Red River College to name a few achievements.

Aside from being a huge fan, I selected Jill Officer as my recipient for the Communication & Leadership award this year for multiple reasons. Her excellence as an athlete and the communication and leadership she displayed on the ice over her 23 years as a curler was one reason. Secondly was her off-ice leadership being elected to the World Curling Federation Athletes Commission and election to the chair of that commission in 2022. Thirdly is her broadcasting career with CBC Sports. She is the voice of thousands of athletes, says David Storey, District 64 Director for Toastmasters.

The Toastmasters’ Communication Achievement Award is for a non-Toastmasters member, someone outside a Toastmasters club, either in the community or an organization—a distinguished individual in the fields of communication or leadership.

About Toastmasters International
Toastmasters International is a nonprofit educational organization that builds confidence and teaches public speaking skills through a worldwide network of clubs that meet online and in person. In a supportive community or corporate environment, members prepare and deliver speeches, respond to impromptu questions, and give and receive constructive feedback. It is through this regular practice that members are empowered to meet personal and professional communication goals. Founded in 1924, the organization is headquartered in Englewood, Colorado with approximately 270,000 members in more than 14,200 clubs in 148 countries. For information about local Toastmasters clubs, please visit www.toastmasters.org. Follow @Toastmasters on Twitter.