Club Officers 

2022-2023 Club Officers

• President - Madhulika Sharma
  
• VP Education - Judy Lei
  
• VP Membership - Answerd Ramcharan
• VP Public Relations -  Romuald Gurnitski
  
• VP Mentoring & Advanced Speakers - Tomas Ohannessian
  
• Treasurer - Nathan Mekuz (Michael Lee -interim)
  
• Secretary - Wendy Ha
• Sgt. at Arms - Doug Lowry
  
• Immediate Past President - Michael Lee
  

Club Officer Roles and Responsibilities

President

• Serves as Club’s CEO responsible for general supervision and operation of the Club
• Directs Club in a way which meets educational growth and leadership needs of the members
• Establishes long term and short term plans for Club growth in cooperation with the executive team
• Participates in Area activities

Immediate Past President

• Provides guidance and serves as a resource to Club officers and members
• Chairs the nominating committee
• Assists in preparation of Club Success Plan
• Promotes Club’s efforts to become a Distinguished Club

VP, Education

• Responsible for planning successful Club meetings so that each member has the opportunity to achieve his/her educational goals
• Directs planning, organization and implementation of communication and leadership, speechcraft and other educational programs
• Schedules speeches, signs communication and leadership manuals, updates member progress charts, and reports education program completions promptly to World Headquarters
• Coordinates recognition of member achievement
• As second ranking Club officer, presides at Club and executive committee meetings in absence of the President
• Ensures that each new member receives orientation to the Toastmasters educational program, including assignment of mentors.

VP, Membership

• Retrieves and responds to messages from the Club voice mail line
• Plans, organizes and implements a continuous marketing effort which ensures that the Club maintains or exceeds a charter membership level of 20 members
• Works with groups inside and outside of Toastmasters to promote Club membership and membership retention
• In coordination with Club Treasurer, responsible for prompt submission to World Headquarters of Club’s semiannual report (including membership list and dues payment)
• Provides for recognition of Toastmasters who contribute to increase of membership in Toastmasters International
• Maintains accurate membership roster.
• Chairman of Club Membership Committee

VP, Public Relations

• Maintains the Club website
• Develops, implements and administers a program that maintains a positive image of Toastmasters for all members, guests and the general public
• Responsible for internal and external public relations for the Club including but not limited to: preparing and distributing news releases regarding Club activities, publicizing Club events, working with Club officers to develop literature about the Club, representing Club with the media
• Works with Sgt at Arms to maintain an effective program of internal Club communication

VP, Mentoring

• Administers the TBT mentor program.
• Pairing up mentors and mentees.
• Sending out the mentor/mentee assignment emails.
• Maintaining an up to date list of all mentors/mentees.
• Sending out club wide emails that remind members of the program/ask for feedback.
• Suggesting improvements to the mentoring program.

Treasurer

• Responsible for development and execution of financial policies, procedures, audits and control
• Receives and disburses funds in payment of all obligations
• Develops and recommends budget to Club Executive Committee
• Notifies members of dues payable and collects dues
• Along the VP Membership and Club Secretary ensures semiannual membership roster are mailed and received on time

Secretary

• Responsible for Club records and correspondence
• Custodian of Club constitution, bylaws and all other official Club documents
• Submits updated membership and officer records to World Headquarters
• Prepares and mails orders for Toastmasters supplies
• Records and reads minutes of Club meetings and Executive Committee meetings
• In coordination with VP, Membership, submits all new, transfer and reinstated memberships to World Headquarters
• Submits names of newly elected officers to World Headquarters within 10 days following election

Sgt at Arms

• Responsible for serving as master host and making proper physical arrangements for all Club meetings
• Coordinate with VP Public Relations and VP Membership to ensure that each member and guest is welcomed at Club meetings
• Responsible for orderly conduct of meeting