Stephen joined Dell Toastmasters in July 2011 and found the education program simply amazing. Stephen has grown greatly as a speaker, leader, and team member due to his Toastmasters experience. He was surprised to find his one-on-one listening and communicating skills improve, too.  He encourages others to visit a Toastmasters meeting so that they can benefit from the program.

Outside of Toastmasters, Stephen practices yoga and competes in handgun matches. He enjoys woodworking, but in warmer months you'll find him at his desk making websites instead. Connect with Stephen on Linked-In.

• District 55 Webmaster 2016-2019
• District Toastmaster of the Year 2017-2018
• ​President, Dell Toastmasters 2018-2019
• ​SaA, Master Speakers of Austin 2018-2019
• Area K74 Director 2016-2017
• ​Area K65 Director 2016

​Kevin grew up in Alaska and then moved to New Jersey. Yes, on purpose. It was there that joined Camden County Toastmasters, club 1189 in Haddonfield, N.J., on the very fitting day of April 1, 2013. He rose to ACS at this club while also serving in several officer roles, including Club President his final full TM year in Jersey. Kevin moved to Texas in March, 2018, and joined New Braunfels Toastmasters. He considers himself most fortunate to have two great clubs supporting him along his Toastmasters journey.

Kevin originally discovered he was interested in Toastmasters when his boss told him so, but he has leveraged the lessons of conquering the fear of speaking and put them to use conquering many of the other fears that keep us from reaching our potential.

​Krystal joined Toastmasters in January 2018 and quickly became as asset to the team. Her natural leadership skills and enthusiasm has landed her as VP of Education of her local club, and Area Director of E11. In the future, she aspires to earn her DTM before the old program expires, and also to help anyone else with the same goal. Krystal passionately looks forward to encouraging her local and area clubs in achieving their best.

Krystal was born, raised and currently lives in Corpus Christi, TX with her husband Andrew and son CJ. She is an Electrical Engineer who works for AEP. Krystal is highly involved in her local fellowship and enjoys serving her church, her family, and living out a Christian lifestyle. 

​Miriam joined Austintatious Toastmasters in August 2017.  She has completed the ACB and ALB designations and is currently working on the ALS level.  A retired Laboratory Director with the City of Austin Water Department, she has a Master's degree in Public Administration and a Bachelor's degree in Biology and Chemistry.  Her interests include education, healthcare and traveling.  She enjoys the Toastmasters group and appreciates people trying to better themselves and working together as a group to help others.  Miriam lives in Austin, Texas and has been married to Desi Mora, DTM, since 1978.

​Joined Toastmasters January, 2012, achieved DTM level, October, 2017, Area Director, 2015-16, Division Director, 2017-18, Club Sponsor and Mentor, Triple Crown Pin, 5 and 10 member sponsor pins.

John joined Toastmasters in San Antonio in 1985 to improve his public speaking skills.   In his club he served in several offices and was club President.  A highlight of his Toastmasters career was winning the District 56 Evaluation Contest in 1995.  John is a founding member of the Fredericksburg Toastmasters and has been active with that club for many years.   John is also a member of Rotary International and will serve as District Governor beginning July 2019.  John and his wife Judy, have traveled all over the world to participate in the Rotary's many service projects.  They have been to Pakistan and India to work on Rotary's project to eradicate polio from the face of the earth.  John and Judy live north of Fredericksburg near Enchanted Rock.  They have 4 children and 3 grandchildren.

Area G31 Director, 2018-2019

Stanley first joined Toastmasters in 1997 to improve his self esteem. As he continued his involvement in the club, he was given opportunities to serve in other roles to serve the district and he accepted. Over the years, he has served as an Area Governor, two terms as a Division Governor, Lt Governor of Marketing, Lt Governor of Excellence/Training and District Governor. In all three years he served in the district trio, he achieved Distinguished status for his position and the year he was District Governor the district achieved Select Distinguished status. In 2012, the TI board of directors selected Stan to serve as the Region 3 Advisor over seven Toastmasters districts. After serving as RA, Stan has been a conference committee chair, PDG chair, procedures chair, leadership chair and credentials chair. This year, the members of the district have chosen Stan to serve as the District Director and he is excited about the opportunity to lead the members and clubs of District 55 toward achieving excellence. 

Stan retired from the Texas Dept of State Health Services in March 2018 and is in the process of starting up his own real estate business. He is married, his wife Jackie is a teacher in Austin and she is looking forward to rejoining Toastmasters after taking a few years off to pursue two Master's degrees from Texas State University. 

Jean Ramsey joined Toastmasters in 2008, as a charter member of the iChatters club in Austin, hoping to conquer a fear of public speaking.

She was thrilled to start practicing better communication, but was really surprised at the value of the leadership development opportunities within the Toastmasters education program.   

With the help of some truly great mentors, Jean embraced the leadership track early in her Toastmasters career, serving as a club officer, New Club mentor, TLI chair, and District Conference registration and education chairs.  She built the skills and confidence to take on both Area and Division Governor roles, and earned her Distinguished Toastmaster award in 2014. 

This year Jean is embracing the challenge as Club Growth Director for District 55.   She’s looking forward to building new clubs, keeping our existing clubs healthy and strong, and sharing the value of Toastmasters with our District and beyond.

​Marva started her Toastmaster journey as a member of the ATPE Toastmaster Club in March 2016. During the last 2 1/2 years she has achieved many personal goals including completing her ACS and ALB while serving in several officer roles in two clubs.  Marva served as VP Membership in ATPE, and VPE in Austin Public Speakers.  Most recently Marva achieved the Triple Crown award for receiving 3 or more awards (she received 4). Marva is consistently recognized as a thought leader and visionary regarding strategies that achieve results for any enterprise she is associated. Marva looks forward to continuing her TM journey as J63 Area Director.  This is a role allowing her to encourage, support, and nurture others personally and in a team club environment. As Area J63 Director 2018-2019 facilitating the personal growth of members and producing club excellence is her vision

​Linda Williams, DTM, past Distinguished District 55 Governor, past Region 3 Advisor, and past Pathways Chief Ambassador for District 55 is a member of two clubs—Fredericksburg Toastmasters, her home club; and Fredericksburg Family Toastmasters, a club which she helped to charter. Linda is passionate about developing strong leaders for our district. She encourages anyone interested in growing as a leader to study the competencies necessary for service and to look for a leadership mentor to prepare well for the role.

Rudy is a former Army Sergeant First Class and also worked as a military trainer and adviser. He is a certified Six Sigma Black Belt and Change Management Advanced Practitioner. Currently, Rudy teaches change management, quality management, and process mapping at the US Army College of Installation Management. He frequently lectures for the American Society for Quality in San Antonio.

Rudy is married with three children and ten grandchildren. He is fluent in Spanish, English, and German and also speaks Arabic and Italian. He enjoys artwork, music, writing, public speaking, and playing and teaching guitar.

Chelsea is a member of TMHP Toastmasters and a social worker for the Texas Medicaid Project. In her spare time Chelsea likes performing and teaching improv theater and keeping it "klassy" as the K73 Area Director.

Hello, my name is Isaac. I am an expert in helping people so that they can achieve great things.

Feel free to connect with me at Central Austin Toastmasters and on LinkedIn

​Melody Moore joined Toastmasters at her workplace in 2012. Although she had planned to just sit in the back of the room and listen for a while, her mentor encouraged her to be an active participant and take on roles right away. She has served as Club President, Vice President Education, and Vice President Membership, mentored new members, and acted as the chairperson of club contests and events. She continued to expand her Toastmasters experience by mentoring and sponsoring new clubs in the Austin area. 

Melody completed the Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM) Award in 2015. DTM is the highest individual educational achievement awarded in the Toastmasters program. 

Melody is currently serving as the Program Quality Director for District 55. The elected position is responsible for education and training initiatives as well as contests and conferences for the district, which serves South Central Texas. 

Melody has previously served the district as Club Growth Director, Division Director, and Area Director. As both Division Director and Area Director, she earned the distinction of President's Distinguished status. She was named Area Governor of the Year in 2015, and was awarded the Division L Leadership Excellence Award for 2014-2015.

Melody is married with three mostly-grown children and two grandsons. She makes a living as a Learning & Development Consultant for a Fortune 500 company in Austin. She sings classical choral works with Chorus Austin, an organization that often performs with the Austin Symphony Orchestra. Melody and her husband, Scott, are avid hockey fans, supporting the Texas Stars at all their home games.

For 11 years, Linda has enjoyed her Toastmasters journey. She has served in every officer role, taught COT's, has chaired a Toastmasters Leadership Institute (TLI), co-chaired  2 Fall Conferences, and has held the District-level roles of Club Extension Chair, Club Growth Director, and Program Quality Director. Along the way she received the distinction of the Division Governor of the year in 2013 and Toastmaster of the Year in 2014.

• District Director 2017-2018
• Program Quality Director 2016-2017
• Club Growth Director 2015-2016

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One of our District Director's goals is to bring into focus and meet the needs of all five generations of members within District 55:

• The Silent Ones
• The Baby Boomers  
• Generation X
• Generation Z
• Millennials (Young Professionals)
• Gavel Club Youths 

“We are going to be “Members in Motion: Mentoring-Inspiring-Motivating!” That’s the theme for this year. Together we will move our District to a new level of success, achieving Presidents Distinguished. It will take team work – every “Member in Motion” meeting the needs of fellow Toastmasters along our journeys toward personal and professional growth.” --Linda Oliver

My name was Ruth Lundberg when I joined Business & Professional Toastmasters, Club 2207, in January 1984.  I had just moved back to San Antonio after living for ten years on a very small undeveloped Caribbean island.  Finding a job and some friends was high on my list of priorities and I had been told that Toastmasters offered great networking opportunities, just what I needed!  On February 24, 1984, I gave my Icebreaker speech and completed the Competent Communicator Award near the end of 1985.  I accepted an officer role at the first opportunity, and was elected Club President in 1987.  During that term as President, I received "Outstanding Club President " awards for Area, Division, and District.

On March 10, 1996, I married Bob Miller, and started using my middle name, Elaine, since Bob wasn't fond of the name "Ruth."  For the next twenty years I was known as either Elaine Miller or Lanie (as Bob called me).  I continued to enjoy the Toastmaster experiences and especially my home club, B&P.  I lead many Youth Leadership and Speechcraft workshops, and held officer positions, including a second term as Club President and a couple terms as Area Governor.  I finally "got busy" and earned my Distinguished Toastmaster award in April 2003.  When my husband died of a heart attack at the end of 2007, my Toastmaster family was very supportive. 

Once again my identity changed when I married Wayne Smith in 2015.  Now I am Ruth Elaine Smith.  Toastmasters remains a very important part of my life and I am excited about serving in my new role as District Speechcraft Director.

​Vishal has been a Toastmaster for 4 years. He is currently working on his ACG and ALB. Vishal is also a club mentor for Tech Toast in Austin, Texas

​Mary Thomas Miller joined Toastmasters in Nov 2007 hoping to get out of the house a bit more.  She was excited to improve her speaking skills and meet new people.  She finished her competent communicator manual in less than 8 months.  Due to the challenges of life her progress slowed down for a few years but she has been a diligent contributor the last several years.  She expects to achieve her DTM award before November 2017.  Ms. Miller is a physical therapist and a cellist.  She volunteers with the youth at her church and enjoys speaking on health, wellness, and inspirational topics when the opportunity presents itself.  

​​Don has spent his professional career working as a technologist.  He spent 16 years working at Texas Instruments, assigned to various posts as a Member of the Technical Staff.  In 2004 Don started his own company, Sageplan Technology Services, which focuses on improving the operational efficiency of commercial and government vehicle fleets.  Don has a Master’s Degree in Physics, an MBA in international management, and he enjoys cycling and soccer in his leisure time.  He has been a Toastmaster since 2015, and believes that Toastmasters has had a major impact in his public speaking capability.

Division J Director 2018-2019
​​Area I51 Director 2017-2018

Area I55 Director 2017-2018

• ​Follower of Jesus Christ
• Married with 5 children
• Born in San Antonio 
• Lives in Round Rock 
• Works for TCEQ State Agency (Texas Commission on Environmental Quality)
• Toastmaster member since 2013
• Club - Austintatious Toastmasters
• Loves public speaking with a passion.
• "Toastmasters has given me the opportunity to grow, develop and reach my goals as I move forward"

A Toastmaster since 2001, Wafae Owen achieved the highest rank of Distinguished Toastmaster in 2010.  She co-founded the Lakeline Toastmasters Club and has served in all club officer roles.  She has led Area and Divisions into being President’s Distinguished and was recognized as the Division Director of the Year in 2016-17.  Wafae served as the District 55 Club Growth Director in 2017-18 and is currently holding the position of Program Quality Director.  Her vision for this year, is to:

• Train the trainers to provide meaningful and motivational training to our members
• Provide Clubs with strategies and tools to better connect and serve their members
  
• Work with teams to plan and execute a first class conference

Outside of Toastmasters, Wafae manages the office of LiveOak Venture Partners, a venture capital firm.  She is married and has three children.  She enjoys travel, reading, volunteering and yoga. 

​District Program Quality Director 2018-2019
District Club Growth Director 2017-2018
Division Director 2016-2017

I have been in toastmasters for just over 8 years.  I joined to improve my speaking skills while I was running for City Council in Pflugerville in 2008.  Toastmasters has helped me a lot in that area but I found that I was more attracted to the leadership roles.  I have been an Area Governor twice and was the Division K Director this past toastmaster year.  In my free time I am very passionate about nature and hiking.  My husband and I love to visit National Parks.  I am here to support the area clubs, mentor the members, and be a positive role model for District 55. 

​Area I52 Director 2017-2018
Division K Director 2016-2017

​Tina is a self-proclaimed Toastmasters Addict. She is currently a member of three clubs: Master Speakers of Austin, Round Rock Chambermasters, and Exchange Park Club. Since visiting other Toastmasters clubs is one of her joys, she is definitely looking forward to meeting you!
 
Tina credits Toastmasters with helping her find her voice, both literally and figuratively. She joined Toastmasters in 2013 originally to help her on the singing stage, but soon found that her interest in speaking and giving presentations was a passion and she now enjoys public speaking in many contexts.
 
Some of you may know Tina from her recent contest speeches ("Missing Puzzle Piece" and "Show Up"), but off the stage this past year, as a coach for LaunchPad Toastmasters, she was honored to be part of a very successful Speechcraft program for that club. She also served as VP Public Relations for Master Speakers of Austin and has previously served as VP Membership. 
 
For the upcoming year, Tina is excited to have the opportunity to help you and your club achieve your goals. What do you want from Toastmasters this year? Let's work together to make this your best Toastmasters year yet!

​Area K71 Director 2017-2018