District Leadership Team
The District 37 Leadership Team is dedicated to our District’s members. It’s a great responsibility and an exciting opportunity. As facilitators of the success of our members and clubs, the team instills a sense of enthusiasm, fidelity and responsibility throughout the district. If you are new to Toastmasters or are searching for a club in your community, use our Find a Club tool.
District Chairs & Ambassadors
Division & Area Directors
Past District Governors / Directors
Elmer Hill
District Director
Lana Torkildsen
Finance Manager
David Lindquist
Public Relations Manager
Bill Marlow
Immediate Past District Director
Jean Snider
District Parliamentarian
District Chairs & Ambassadors
Katrynah Talbert
District Contest Chair
Pam Carroll
District Chief Judge
Pete Breidenbach, DTM
District Timer
Wai Yau
Education Chair
Joyce Tynes
Registration Chair
Bill Marlow
District Leadership Committee (DLC) Chair
TBA
Youth Leadership Coordinator – East
TBA
Youth Leadership Coordinator – West
TBA
Realignment Chair
Charles Harvey
Past District Director and Governor Committee – East
Pam Christopher
Past District Director and Governor Committee – West
Club Growth Team – West
Wayne Grubaugh
Club Growth Chair – West
Catherine Maillet
Club Growth Chair – West
Club Growth Team – East
Karen Demby
Club Extension Chair – East
Robert Johnson
Club Sponsor Chair – East
Ruby Wells
Club Coach Committee Chair – East
Division & Area Directors
Alicia Hughes
Division A Director
Bryan Smith
Area 1 Director
Four Seasons Toastmasters
Franklin Community Toastmasters
Land of Sky Toastmasters
Ridgefield Toastmasters
Speaking of Eaton Toastmasters
Rei Fuller
Area 2 Director
Asheville Toastmasters
Blue Ridge Toastmasters
New Dimensions Toastmasters
Toastmasters on a Mission
Katherine Alford
Area 3 Director
Advanced Toastmasters of Asheville
Burke Toastmasters
Catawba Valley Toastmasters
High Country Toastmasters
Phyllis Kombol
Area 4 Director
Cleveland County Communicators
Dye Hard Toastmasters
Gastonia Toastmasters
Lincolnton Toastmasters
Djuna Barnes
Division B Director
Adrian Marable
Area 11 Director
Eat Your Words Toastmasters
Goldmine Toastmasters
People Growing Together Toastmasters
Yawn Patrol Zone Toastmasters
Jamil Massey
Area 12 Director
TIAA Toastmasters of the Carolinas
Toasters and Ovens
UNC Charlotte Toastmasters
Wells Fargo Research Drive Toastmasters
Valerie Adams
Area 13 Director
Charlotte Toastmasters @ The Hartford
East Coast Electric Toasters
Etc Etc Toastmasters
Wells Fargo IP Toastmasters
Shawne Durham
Area 14 Director
Friendship Toastmasters
Trimedx Toastmasters Charlotte
University City Toastmasters
Wells Fargo CIC Toastmasters
Patricia Lisum
Area 15 Director
Caffeinated Boneheads
Davidson Toastmasters
Lowes Home Improvement Toastmasters
Toastmasters at the Lake
Shawn Turner
Area 16 Director
Advanced Communicators of Charlotte
B4 Nine Toastmasters
Kenton Place Toastmasters
Lake Norman Toastmasters
Melissa Steadman
Division C Director
Ed Ettorre”
Area 21 Director
FUN Toastmasters
Gateway to Speaking Excellence Toastmasters
Little Big Mouths Toastmasters
Wells Fargo Stagecoach Spkrs Uptown Charl.
Tomica Lindsey
Area 22 Director
Bank of America Uptown Toastmasters
Greater Opportunity Speaking Toastmasters
High Energy Toastmasters
Primetime Media Masters Toastmasters
Stadium Overlook Toastmasters
Freddie Barbour
Area 23 Director
Atrium Health Toastmasters
CPCC Toastmasters
ESP Toastmasters
Public Service Toastmasters
Queen City Toastmasters
Roy Lewis
Area 24 Director
Hornets Nest Toastmasters
Monday Six O Toastmasters
Piedmont Natural Gas Toastmasters
Southpark Toastmasters
Jerald Porter
Area 25 Director
Belks Sto-Re-Tellers
Compass Speaks Out Toastmasters
Sealed Air Charlotte Toastmasters
Toastmasters Tuesdays
Jody Koonce
Division D Director
Adrienne Thomas
Area 31 Director
Charlotte Works Toastmasters
Microsoft Charlotte Toastmasters
Professional Edge Toastmasters
RoundPoint Elite Toastmasters
Ship Masters Toastmasters
Jeanne Zierhoffer
Area 32 Director
BASF Charlotte Toastmasters
Siemens Eloquent Energizers
SnapMasters Toastmasters
Steele Creek Toastmasters
Maurice Mazone
Area 33 Director
ADP Charlotte Toastmasters
Ballantyne Toastmasters
Premier Toastmasters
SoChar Toastmasters
Kimberly Lyles
Area 34 Director
Bank of America Toastmasters at Ballantyne
Charlotte NC-SYF Toastmasters
PMMC Toastmasters
Transformation Toastmasters
Mike Payne
Area 35 Director
Ballantyne Lunch Toastmasters
Matthews / Mint Hill Toastmasters
Stagecoach Speakers Ballantyne
Toastmasters of Waxhaw
Union County Government Toastmasters
Larry Johns
Division E Director
Debbie Dowdle
Area 41 Director
Bus Masters Toastmasters
Chair City Toastmasters
High Point Toastmasters
Voices of Leadership Toastmasters
TBA
Area 42 Director
Kernersville Toastmasters
Mainstream Toastmasters
Triad Talkers at PTRC
W-S State Univ. Computer Sciences Toastmasters
Luke Soares
Area 43 Director
Center Stagecoach Toastmasters
Inmarian Toastmasters
Stagecoach Speakers Linden
Winston-Salem Toastmasters
Judi Steelman
Area 44 Director
Hanes T-Masters
Speak to Lead Toastmasters
VIPS Toastmasters
WEC Express Toastmasters
Mary Sullivan
Area 45 Director
Empire Toastmasters
Forsyth Toastmasters
Mercury Toastmasters
Northwestern Toastmasters
Valda Ford
Division F Director
Joyce Jasper-Morant
Area 51 Director
ADI Toastmasters
Good Growth Toastmasters
Mprovmasters
Postmasters Toastmasters
Triad Toastmasters Club
Ruth Friddle
Area 52 Director
Aextreme Toastmasters
Carolina Christian Toastmasters
Gate City Vineyard Toastmasters
Gilbarco Toastmasters
Greensboro Toastmasters Club
The Soapbox Toastmasters
Alvin Powell
Area 53 Director
Aggie Engineers Toastmasters
Aggie Toastmasters
Sunrise Toastmasters
The Progressive Toastmasters
Rebecca Chavis
Area 54 Director
Blue Moon Advanced Toastmasters
Goodwill Prose Toastmasters
Lincoln Financial Toastmasters
Talk of the Town Toastmasters
Winston Sanford
Division G Director
Glenda Clare
Area 61 Director
After 5 Bell Tower Toastmasters
AICPA Toastmasters
Bell Tower Toastmasters Club
Chapel Hill Toastmasters
Tech Talkers Toastmasters
Jamon Glover
Area 62 Director
Burlington Toastmasters
Expressive Leaders Toastmasters
Hillsborough Toastmasters
Speak Up! Toastmasters
Margaret Escobar
Area 63 Director
Blue Devil Toastmasters
City Talk Toastmasters
DCo Toastmasters
Duke Toastmasters Club
FHIgure of Speech Toastmasters
Alex Winn
Area 64 Director
Durham Toastmasters
Durham Rescue Mission Toastmasters
PRATTically Speaking Toastmasters
True Blue Toastmasters
Hiep Xuan Nguyen
Area 65 Director
Credit Suisse Speak and Shine Toastmasters
R.I.E.L. Toastmasters
Rx Toastmasters
Smart Talk Toastmasters
Talking Together Toastmasters
Tom Snee
Area 66 Director
GoTalk Toastmasters
Knowledge Into Practice Toastmasters
RTP Toastmasters
Syngenta Talk Whisperers
Ines Sanabria
Division H Director
Andrea Sato
Area 71 Director
Campus Toastmasters
Centennial Visioneers Toastmasters
Mid Day Cabaret Toastmasters
Money Talks Toastmasters
Meri Lynch
Area 72 Director
Apex Toastmasters
BCP Cary Toastmasters
Fuquay-Varina
Peakway Toastmasters
Nisla Love
Area 73 Director
Central Carolina Toastmasters
EMC Peak City Toastmasters
Pittsboro Toastmasters
Toastmasters Club of the Sandhills
Michelle Chillis
Area 74 Director
All American Toastmasters
Bronco Toastmasters
Cape Fear Toastmasters
Soaring Eagles Toastmasters
Joy Carter
Area 75 Director
Centre Green
Deere Talk Club
MetLife Innovators Toastmasters Club
Softtalk Toastmasters Club
Patty McCaffrey
Area 76 Director
Cary Club Toastmasters
Carylina Toastmasters Club
Heart of Cary Toastmasters
Wells Fargo Triangle Toastmasters
Susan Marshall
Division I Director
Logan Suguitan
Area 81 Director
Capital City Toastmasters
Clayton Area Toastmasters
Hi-Rise Toasters Club
Open Voice Toastmasters
Maxine Terry
Area 82 Director
Born Toastmasters
Cardinal Toastmasters
Phreesia Toastmasters
Step Up Speakers Circle
We Are Wake Toastmasters
Stephen Beausang
Area 83 Director
Allscripts Toastmasters
EY Tri^2 Toastmasters
Raleigh Toastmasters
Tarheel Toastmasters
Toasting on Mayne Street
Brandon Brown
Area 84 Director
East Awake Toastmasters
High Noon Toastmasters
In Good Company Toastmasters
Video Mojo Toastmasters
Bernie Estevez
Area 85 Director
Bedford Toastmasters
Novozymes Toastmasters
The Toast of Wake Forest
Wake Forest Toastmasters
Kimarie Machinga
Area 86 Director
Automasters Toastmasters
Bush Street Toastmasters
Raleigh Talkmasters
RITSC Toastmasters
Schneider Electric Toastmasters
Michael Thorn
Division J Director
Trang Tran
Area 91 Director
Greenville Toastmasters
Pharm Talk Toastmasters
River City Toastmasters
Rocky Mount Toastmasters
The Bantering Blues
John Hall
Area 92 Director
Kinston Club
Jacksonville Club
Goldsboro Club
Seymour Johnson Toastmasters
Dwayne Whiting
Area 93 Director
Cherry Point Toastmasters
Morehead City Toastmasters
New Bern Toastmasters
Sound of Freedom Toastmasters
Pamela Hankins Brown
Area 94 Director
Lamplighters Toastmasters
Wilmington Toastmasters
PPD Wilmington Toastmasters
Brunswick County Toastmasters
Cecil Dharmasri
Division K Director
Bruce Spesard
Area 95 Director
Bull City Toastmasters
Gateway Toastmasters
Lunchtime Toastmasters
Top Triangle Toastmasters
Utpal Chatterjee
Area 96 Director
Captivating Dialogue Toastmasters
Madd Chatters Toastmasters
UCB Toastmasters
Uninterruptible & Professional Speakers (UPS)
Lauren Chisholm
Area 97 Director
Credit Suisse Speak Up and Speak Out Toastmasters
FujiFilm TechTalks
Lenovo Toastmasters US
TransLoc Toastmasters
Annapurna Deo
Area 98 Director
NC Project Leaders Toastmasters
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TechTalk Toastmasters
RTP Power Speakers Toastmasters
Prasad Joshi
Area 99 Director
AgVocates Toastmasters
NIEHS Toastmasters
RDU Toastmasters
Speakin Ezy Toastmasters