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District 26 celebrated its annual spring conference with a great weekend of learning, competition, and

fun. Led by world renowned speaker, Patricia Fripp, D26 members learned the benefits of using “You”

instead of “I” in their speeches. And, somewhere during the festivities, we had the business meeting

and elections for the upcoming year.

Darryle Brown will serve as the new District Director, Rhea Thompson will serve as the new Program

Quality Director, and Marcia Wood will serve as the new Club Growth Director, with Deborah

Frauenfelder moving onto the role of Immediate Past District Director.

Dana Morgan Barnes will stay on as Northern Division Director, David Mead was elected as the new

Southern Division Director, and Tom Marrs was elected as the new Metro Division Director. Clare

Kennelley is the new Foothills Division Director, Jacqueline Smith is the new Denver Division Director,

and John Withrow is the new Eastern Division Director. Please refer to Page 6 for a thank you from all of

our elected officers.

JUNE TOASTMASTERS LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE

The dates are set and it is important that our officers get trained. To ensure that each and every officer

in District 26 has the opportunity, we have set up the TLIs strategically to accommodate your location.

Fort Collins June 4 8:00 am – 1:30 pm 2908 S Timberline Road

8:30 am begin training Fort Collins

Colorado Springs June 11 7:30 am – 1:00 pm The Navigators

8:00 am begin training 3820 North 30th Street

Colorado Springs

Cheyenne June 18 8:00 am – 1:30 pm Laramie County Community College

8:30 am begin training 1400 East College Drive

Cheyenne

Red Rocks June 25 8:30 am – 1:30 pm Red Rocks Community College

9:00 am begin training 13300 West 6th Avenue Service Road

Lakewood

Please note: Red Rocks doors will not open until 8:00 am. To help Cynthia Thorstad and her team at

TLI, please let her team get set up first.

Congratulations to the newly elected Trio

D I A L O G U E

DISTRICT 26

Serving Colorado, Wyoming, and western Nebraska

Volume 42, Issue 11 May 2016

IN THIS ISSUE

Your D26 Officers 2

Social media links 2

Trio Updates

Deborah Frauenfelder 3-4

Darryle Brown 4

Rhea Thompson 4-5

Thank you District 26 6-9

Work Left to Do – Rhea Thompson 10

Contest Follow-up 10

Red Rocks Keynote Speaker 11

Red Rocks Breakout Sessions 12

Heads Up District 26 13

Recognition Corner 14

Achieve Distinguished Status

by June 30, 2016

Need Help!!! Contact your Area Director

Larry Scantland, Dialogue Editor

D26 LEADERS

Deborah Frauenfelder, District Director

Darryle Brown, Program Quality Director

Rhea Thompson, Club Growth Director

Rebecca Barth, Public Relations Officer

Marisa Macliz, Administration Manager

Peggy McIntosh, Finance Manager

Maura Shannon Thompson, Social Media Chair

Kathy Schneebeck Dulnoan, District Club Extension

Chair

Keith Horowitz, District Club Coach Chair

DIVISION DIRECTORS

listed alphabetically by Division

Michael Friend, Denver

Greg Harris, Eastern

Mark Entrekin, Foothills

Bruce Ekins, Metro

Dana Morgan Barnes, Northern

Bala Kanumuri, Southern

MISSION STATEMENTS

Toastmasters International Mission: We empower individuals to become more effective

communicators and leaders.

District Mission: We build new clubs and support all clubs in achieving excellence.

Club Mission: We provide a supportive and positive learning experience in which member are

empowered to develop communication and leadership skills, resulting in greater self-confidence and

personal growth.

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Volume 42, Issue 11 May 2016 Page 2

Breaking News from the District Council Meeting

Congratulations to the 2016-2017 District Officer team who were elected during the District Council

meeting at Spring Conference on May 21. Congratulations all who ran for an elected office – you are all

winners for having experienced the election process. Your commitment to District 26 is admirable and

we hope you continue to find ways to serve our members at the District level.

The 2016-2017 Elected District 26 Officers are:

District Director – Darryle Brown, DTM

Program Quality Director – Rhea Thompson, DTM

Club Growth Director – Marcia Wood, DTM

Denver Division Director – Jacqueline Smith, ACS, ALB

Eastern Division Director – John Withrow, ACB, ALB

Foothill Division Director – Clare Kennelley, ACB, ALB

Metro Division Director – Tom Marrs, DTM

Northern Division Director – Dana Morgan Barnes, PDG, DTM

Southern Division Director – David Mead, ACB, ALB

During the Business Meeting, District Director Elect Darryle Brown announced the following

appointments which were approved by the District Council.

Public Relations Manager – David Johnson, CC, ALB

Finance Manager – Brenda Uitts

Administration Manager – Jennifer Costello, DTM

If you are interested in an appointment as an Area Director, please email Darryle Brown,

[email protected]. We have several Area Director positions available.

The District 26 alignment was approved with one correction. Transamerica Denver, 3965379, will be

moved to area D4. We officially have 39 areas for 2016-2017 as Metro Area 7 was added. Watch for the

2016-2017 District Officer contacts with the alignment to appear on the District website sometime in

June or early July.

A special thank you to people who helped make the District Council meeting a success.

• Credentials Chair – Tina Hubis, DTM and committee members

• Re-Alignment Chair – John Barnes, DTM and committee members

• District Leadership Chair (Nomination Chair) – Norm Frickey, DTM and committee members

• Parliamentarian – Beth Boaz, PID, DTM

• Administration Manager – Marisa Macliz, CC, ALB

A message from your District Director, Deborah Frauenfelder, DTM


mailto:[email protected]

• Meeting Helpers – Tom Hobbs, DTM; Mark Entrekin, ACB, ALB; Gregory Harris, CC; Mark West,

DTM; Patty Saunders, CC; and Colette Smith, ACG, ALB

Thank you to every club officer, proxyholder and District Officer who attended the council meeting!

Thank you to everyone who attended Spring Conference. Thank you to Tom Marrs, and the entire

conference committee. You all hit a home run!

Why Toastmasters Leadership Institute (TLI)? – Because Our Members Deserve Well Trained Leadership

As our May elections conclude, our clubs will be beginning a new era of leadership in July. With that

leadership comes preparation which the Toastmasters Leadership Institute (TLI) provides. I was once

asked “where is the value in attending training with so many other competing interests in our everyday

lives?” My response was this—“the value is found in changed lives, motivated members, successful

clubs, and engaging leadership.

TLI fortifies those values of connecting leaders with members of their clubs through relationship, club

leaders gain valuable knowledge through an understanding of their duties and responsibilities, as well as

gleaning best practices from other clubs. Lastly, they are empowered for success in enabling each

member and the club as a whole to reach their goals with the guidance essential to long term success.

The biggest values of TLI are that it is free to all club officers and non-club officers and that the club

members get the well trained leadership they deserve.

Every Saturday in the month of June, District 26 offers TLI training for all club officers. It is highly

recommended officers maximize attendance early on to establish their strategic plan for the new term.

TLI make up dates will be offered in July and August as needed, to ensure all of our leaders meet their

club’s success goals. Please register via the constant contact email sent to you or email the District at

[email protected] to indicate you’re planning to attend one of the TLIs. See you then.

District 26 Updates

Excitement is in the air. We have had four clubs charter since our last District 26 Dialogue!

Springs Liberty Toastmasters Club # 4718704

Chartered: April 20, 2016

Sponsors: Bradley Beck and Rick Newton

Mentors: Bradley Beck and Rick Newton

Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado

A message from your Program Quality Director, Darryle Brown, MBA, DTM

A Message from your Club Growth Director, Rhea Thompson, DTM



Talkin’ Dish Club # 5440430


Sponsors: Pete Leckemby and Diana Manzo

Mentor: Michael Osolinski

Location: Englewood, Colorado

DaVita ToastMates Club # 5452230


Sponsors: Joe Fitzier and Theresa Hubis

Location: Denver, Colorado

Roaring Colorado Toastmasters Club # 5483592

Chartered: May 10, 2016

Sponsors: Michael Clark and Penny Alleman

Mentor: Michael Clark

Location: Rifle, Colorado

Our District Club Extension Chair and Club Extension Coordinators have been working very diligently to

help our district reach its goal of President’s Distinguished. Two new Kick-Off Meetings were held the

week of May 8, 2016 with three more scheduled by June 1, 2016!

New clubs offer YOU an opportunity to demonstrate your leadership skills, while at the same time helping

you earn your Advanced Leader Silver award. Mentors are needed to help these new clubs remain vibrant

and successful for decades to come. As a mentor, you will work through a checklist of items with the club

officers during your six-month term. Some of these items include: becoming familiar with Club Central,

why TLIs are important and understanding the Distinguished Club Program.

To join our team of mentors, please contact either Kathy Schneebeck Dulnoan at

[email protected] or Rhea Thompson at [email protected].

Step up and be a club coach today.

Club Coach Responsibilites:

Assist the club in increasing its membership and fulfilling the requirements necessary to become

Distinguished or better.

Build rapport with club leaders and members.

Assess the club environment, observe, analyze and recommend solutions.

Develop a plan with goals for improvement.

Implement the plan and help club officers and members achieve their goals.

Instill enthusiasm, loyalty and a sense of responsibility for the club's future.




THANK YOU, DISTRICT 26 Your New Leadership Team

As we begin the 2016-2017 term, I am excited and honored about serving as your

District Director. I thank you all for your faith in me to lead this highly talented and

very enthusiastic team of Toastmasters to new heights of growth as communicators

and leaders. I believe in all of you that there is no limit to anything you set your mind

to, using the skills you acquired in the Toastmasters organization to achieve your

personal best in every situation or opportunity you encounter that calls for good

communication and leadership. I believe everything we learned here and continue to learn is

desperately needed in this hungry society. Let us expand our reach within our circles of influence and

bring others to toastmasters, so they may also see their lives change for the better and fulfill their

potential in ways they never thought possible. With your help, District 26, our organization can have the

broadest impact and the greatest surge of growth it has ever had. It takes a collective effort for us to

unlock the realm of possibilities. As your incoming District Director, you have my full support to help

make that happen. I want to hear about every success story you have and celebrate with you all as they

occur. I look forward to a remarkable year and I thank you once again for this opportunity.

It has been an honor to serve District 26 as Club Growth Director 2015-2016. Thank you

for allowing me to continue to serve our district in the coming year, this time as Program

Quality Director 2016-2017. Serving in a district role is not about the person who serves

in that role, it is all about helping our members achieve their goals. We have benefited by

the tremendous leadership of those who have held a position in the District TRIO in past

years. These leaders have helped us all grow in our communication and leadership skills.

They have helped make our district stronger and helped each of us, individually, stretch outside our

comfort zone! I am thankful for their leadership and will continue to reach out to them as my Mentors

to help assure YOU remain my primary focus. I am grateful for the opportunity to serve as we set our

vision for the next year and beyond, and I look forward to seeing each of you reach your own goals.

Incoming District Director, Darryle Brown

Incoming Program Quality Director, Rhea Thompson


Dear past, present and future Toastmaster leaders of District 26, I am humbled by

your choice to have me serve as your next Club Growth Director. I ask for your

support through my journey. My trek will seem daunting at first, but with your help, I

will accomplish the task. Thank you for your vote of confidence that I can serve the

District and all members of the clubs within it. My former supervisor once said, "No

one is a failure. If they can't be a shining example, they can serve as a stern warning."

My fellow Toastmasters, let us all strive to be the former and not the latter. I have seen what great

potential we have when we come together and I know it is my goal to be a shining representative for

D26.

I humbly would like to express my sincere gratitude to The District 26 membership for

selecting me as the incoming Denver Division Director for 2016-2017 year. I count it

an honor to serve fellow Toastmasters and I am indeed humbled you have entrusted

me with such an exciting opportunity. I endeavor to uphold the mission, integrity, and

values of Toastmasters International in my upcoming role as Denver Division Director.

I truly appreciate the opportunity and I look forward to working with many of you in

the coming year.

Thank you for the trust and faith that you are placing in me as your Division Director

as well as your new soon-to-be-elected Area Directors. I want you to know that I take

this shared trust very seriously and am already brainstorming new ways that I can

inspire clubs, empower Area Directors, and partner with leaders in other divisions. I

believe that a great year for us lies ahead! Thank you again, please feel free to

contact me with any questions or concerns.

Incoming Club Growth Director, Marcia Wood

Incoming Denver Division Director, Jacqueline Smith

Incoming Eastern Division Director, John Withrow


Thank you, District 26, for giving me the opportunity to serve as Foothills Division Director

during the 2016-2017 Toastmaster year. My goal will be to serve all Foothills

Toastmasters by diligently supporting Foothills Area Directors. Foothills Area Directors,

you and I will work together to uphold the District 26 mission of ensuring that each club

within the division fulfills its responsibilities to its members. An excellent club experience

means excellent member experiences. I will be your support system and resource person

as you do your jobs in your areas. In the process of supporting your clubs, you will learn,

grow and have fun! After all, Toastmasters is about people helping people so that each of

us can expand our horizons and thrive. I look forward to an amazing Toastmasters year in Foothills

Division in 2016-2017!

Thank you for electing me as your Metro Division Director for the 2016-2017 year. I truly

value your vote and support. I am humbled and honored by your faith in me, and grateful

for the opportunity to serve our members. I am excited about my new role and am already

making plans to support our leaders and help our members have a great experience. I will

always remember to keep our core values of Respect, Integrity, Service, and Excellence at

the forefront of everything I do. I look forward to supporting the District 26 Trio and

serving our members during 2016-2017 as we strive for President’s Distinguished District.

Thank you District 26 for your confidence in me. I am excited to serve as Northern

Division Director for the 2016-2017 year. Northern Division is small in number, large on

distance and BIG on great members! We have great officer training, exciting contests and

super meetings. I urge you to take the drive through Wyoming and check out some of our

meetings. I know you will enjoy the members and the clubs would love to see visitors

from other areas in District 26. If you are looking for opportunities to speak, train, coach

or just visit, please contact me. I know you’ll fit right into the Cowboy State!!

Incoming Foothills Division Director, Clare Kennelley

Incoming Metro Division Director, Tom Marrs

Incoming Northern Division Director, Dana Morgan Barnes


My selection both surprised and humbled me. I would like to thank all those in

District 26 who took part in the election process. I particularly want to thank Deb

Horowitz who was a tremendous candidate and is a phenomenal person. Over the

last five years, my club has provided me opportunities to hone both my speaking and

leadership skills. Now it is my time to give back to Toastmasters, an organization that

has given so much to me. I am honored to serve all Toastmasters within the Southern

Division. I look forward to listening to you and will do everything I can do to ensure

your success. Together, we will have a lot of fun and will flourish!

Denver Division

Area D1 changes – Professional Presenters from D7; DiVita Club from F7

Area D4 changes – Transamerica Denver from M2

Area D8 changes – TOPS Toastmasters of Pinnacol from D7

Eastern Division

Area E2 changes – CSU Rambles (pre-charter)

Area E6 changes – Navigationally Speaking from F7

Foohills Division

Area F6 changes – Speak Up Toastmasters Club from F7

Area F7 changes – Innovative Toastmasters from D8

Metro Division

Area M1 – RingCentral Toastmasters and Spirited speakers from M4

Area M5 – Comcast West Division Toastmasters from M1

New Area M7 includes Denver Techmasters from M1; Speaking for Better from M3; Meridian Mid-Day

Toast from M5; XTOastmasters from D3; and Talkin’ Dish from D6

Northern Division

Area N4 changes – Hear Me Roar from N3

Southern Division

Area S2 – 21st Century Toastmasters from S4

Incoming Southern Division Director, David Mead

Realignment changes for 2016-2017


WORK LEFT TO DO

by Rhea Thompson, DTM

It has been my honor to serve District 26 as the Club Growth Director 2015-2016. Our extension team,

led by Kathy Schneebeck Dulnoan, has held Kick-Off Meetings, Organizational Meetings and chartered

12 clubs since July 1, 2015. Our retention team, led by Keith Horowitz has assigned 11 Coaches to help

clubs with 12 or less members return to vibrancy.

Our work is not complete; we still have much to do before the end of this Toastmasters year! These

teams are helping our district reach its goals.

We have five weeks to charter more clubs, increase our membership payments and identify those clubs

whose members are achieving their goals, which will help the clubs reach their goal of distinguished

status. I am confident, working as a team, we will succeed and our district will close out this year as a

distinguished district. Will it be Distinguished, Select Distinguished, or President’s Distinguished? Stay

tuned!

CONTEST FOLLOW-UP

Table Topics and the International Speech Contest were held during the Spring Conference. Winning

Table Topics was Reed Barrett representing Northern Division. Representing Eastern Division, Rheid

Schloss won the International Speech contest and will go onto represent District 26 in Washington, DC

this summer at the International Convention.

Finishing behind Reed in Table Topics was Joan Janis (Denver) and Kevine Haase (Eastern). Also

competing were Kevin Collins (Metro), Keith Horowitz (Southern), and John Yarbrough (Foothills). Rich

Hopkins from Foothills finished second in International and Kayse Loveless (Metro) finished third. Also

competing were Reed Barrett (Northern), Michelle Mras (Southern), and Mark Reagan (Denver).

Toastmasters for the two events were Cynthia Thorstad (Table Topics) and Nate Stroeher

(International). Pictures of the top three are below.

Table Topics (L-R); Cynthia Thorstad, Reed Barrett,

Joan Janis, Kevin Haase, and District Director

Deborah Frauenfelder

International Speech (L-R); Nate Stoeher, Rheid

Schloss, Kayse Loveless, District Director Deborah

Frauenfelder, Rich Hopkins


RED ROCKS TLI – KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Amy A. F. Knight, PMP

Amy is a dynamic speaker who brings close to 20 years of

project management experience to her workshops and

presentations. She has served clients in an array of industries

from travel services to financial services, and her passion for

making leadership fun shines through. Her easy and pragmatic

style comes from years of hard knocks combined with having

checked a few things off her “life list” like professional musician,

triathlete, and standup comedian.

Amy is a program management consultant and public speaker,

currently working with mergers and acquisitions for Hitachi

Data Systems. Her passion for project management and

organizational leadership has helped her engage audience

worldwide, include CIGNA, Janus Capital Group, Jeppesen,

Newmont Mining Corporation, and Department of Energy

Western Area Power Authority.

At Red Rocks, Amy will be asking “Do you have leadership GPS?” Have you ever been lost? Leaders face

detours and unexpected one-way streets all the time – and we are expected to maintain a steady

course! So how do pioneering leaders reach a destination without going over the river and through the

woods (and out of their minds?) By using a GPS, of course!

Amy Knight will show us how to create our own Leadership GPS – Guiding Principles and Strategies to

help align who we are with how we lead so we can confidently guide ourselves and our team through

any detour. With stories, games, and interaction she will foster an environment in which we can explore

and be creative. We will be able to walk away with the tools and ideas needed to calibrate our own GPS

in navigating our next adventure.


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Red Rocks TLI Educational Sessions

Saturday, June 25, 2016 – Breakout Sessions

Cynthia Thorstad, TLI Chair and Mike Friend, Education chair are proud to present the breakout sessions

for the Denver Metro area TLI at Red Rocks. We had a variety of speaker topics and the committee has

decided on the following speakers. These sessions will take place after the officer training breakout

sessions. For Colorado Springs, Fort Collins, and Cheyenne, look for additional educational sessions for

your TLIs.

Anastasia Button will be presenting Attract Millennials to You and Your Club. Learn how

simple it is to market, lead, and recruit Millennials into your club!

Brooke Chestnut will be presenting Boosting Your Club’s Growth. Learn four concepts

to attract and retain millennials to build your club today, but also lay the foundation for

the future.

Brian Fuller will be presenting Creating Connection in Your Communication. Build

connections with an audience, whether it be one-on-one setting, a small group setting,

or to a large audience.

Tommy Maloney will be presenting Podcasting and Toastmasters go Hand-in-Hand.

Learn how to engage your audience using a platform when you cannot see them.

Linda Rhea will be presenting Create a Vision for Your Club and Personal Success! Create

a Vision to guide you, fellow officers, and members to set mutual club goals and create a

visual tracking tool for the year.


HEADS UP DISTRICT 26

Charter Celebration

Please help us celebrate with Navigationally Speaking!

Navigationally Speaking chartered on March 4, 2016 with 37

members. This is a corporate club sponsored by Medtronic Inc.

and located in Louisville. Lori High, our Eastern Club Extension

Chair and Mentor to this club, presented them with their Club

Banner and Charter Member Certificates on April 27, 2016. We

look forward to seeing this club reach President’s Distinguished in

2016-2017!

Dialogue Submission Protocol

The Dialogue is open to any Toastmaster in District 26 to submit an article. Remember this is your

newsletter; however please limit your word count to 250 words. We would also like a picture if you have

one. I have been asked to stay on as Editor for one more year. Doing so, I have decided that we need to set

up a formalized preliminary schedule for 2016-2017, which is listed below. It can be adjusted as needed.

In order to get the publishing date back to the first week of the month instead of the last week of the

month; I am proposing the following schedule for due date for submission and publish dates. If you are

unable to meet the due date, your article will NOT appear until the following issue. This redefined dates

will allow us to work together to get timely information to our members.

The final newsletter for 2015-2016 will have a due date of June 15, 2016 with a publish date of June 22, 2016

for the June issue. For the upcoming year, I am suggesting the following changes. The July-August issue will be

a combined issue with a due date for submission of July 15, 2016 and a publish date of July 22, 2016.

Issue Due Date Publish Date

September August 19, 2016 August 26, 2016

October September 16, 2016 September 30, 2016

November October 14, 2016 October 28, 2016

December November 18, 2016 November 28, 2016

January December 16, 2016 December 28, 2016

February January 13, 2017 January 27, 2017

March February 17, 2017 February 28, 2017

April March 17, 2017 March 28, 2017

May April 14, 2017 April 28, 2017

June May 12, 2017 May 26, 2017

July June 16, 2017 June 26, 2017

I have built in some leeway to ensure we can add the late breaking news or if something changes; however,

this will occur at the discretion of the Trio and requires approval before late submission.


RECOGNITION CORNER

Evening Stars Excels at Spring Conference

If you attended the Spring Conference on May 20-21, 2016, you probably ran into a member of Evening

Stars advanced club. There were at least 15 current and former Evening Stars members in attendance,

working, supporting, and celebrating our District. Kathy Schneebeck Dulnoan ever the consummate

professional stepped in when needed and ensured both contest went smoothly. Cynthia Thorstad was the

Toastmaster for the Table Topics Contest.

David Harrower and David Lampe were the audio visual team and did not stop moving all day. David

Johnson was appointed as the new Public Relations Manager for Darryle's incoming leadership team. Beth

Matzek Boaz handled credentials with Tina Hubis and was Parliamentarian for the Business Meeting again

ensuring the smooth and quick execution of business. Other members of Evening Stars in attendance were

Kelsey Robb, Mark Krekeler, Rhea Thompson, Linda Rhea, Laura Burns and Larry Scantland. Evening Stars

provides members the opportunity to take their leadership and communication skills to the next level.

CONFERENCE PHOTOS – More to Come in June issue


Friday Night Improv team

Saturday Morning Honor Guard

Deborah

Frauenfelder

District Director

Patricia Fripp,

Keynote Speaker

Mike Friend,

Denver Division Director

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