Don Newton, DTM

How to Listen Effectively

Experienced in Middle Management to International Logistics Conferences, Don knows firsthand the value of listening effectively in business and his personal life. BS from University of Wisconsin-Green Bay and an MBA from Syracuse University.

Don is currently serving on the Division A Demo Team. He has competed in speech contests at Regional Level.

Clay Neves, ATMG

Taking your Message to Market

Clay Neves is Director of Seminars and Marketing Services for Universal Accounting Center , produces and holds almost 300 seminars per year in the US and Canada to working with accounting professionals to start and grow their own accounting practices. He is a former Chamber of Commerce President and owner of his own consulting and training firm, Integrated Personal Marketing. A Toastmaster for over 15 years, he is an avid Toastmaster mentor and club builder, having founded or helped found several clubs and has held club and district offices.

Dr. Rick Chromey, CC ALB

Presenting with Power!

Dr. Rick Chromey is affectionately known as a cultural explorer and leadership imagineer. As a professional speaker, writer and trainer, Chromey travels widely to inspire, encourage and equip leaders in churches, schools and businesses to help them “lead from the edge.” He has been in Toastmasters for two years and helped lead the George Fox University club to award-winning growth.

What’s it take to be a “master presenter?” Want to make every speech explode with power and passion? This interactive workshop will explore the four tools (preparation, one-point learning, meditation and personality) to make speeches memorable and powerful.

Gayle Gray, ACB ALB

DARN-How Can We Motivate Clubs Toward Change and Growth?

Participants will benefit from the concrete tools to cement understanding within clubs in this interactive workshop.

Gayle is a Registered Nurse with a Bachelors in Science Nursing, a Masters of Health Science and currently working on a Masters in Public Health. She owns her own company and is a Utilitization Manager for an Insurance Company. Her Toastmasters experience has improved her leadership and communication skills.

Since joining Toastmasters in 2008, Gayle Gray has served as the club president of a Presidents Distinguished Club, a presenter at division TLIs and as the Area A2 Governor.

Dennis Sanok, CC

You Can Be A Great Leader!

Dennis Sanok has worked for 20 years in Information Technology including=leading large diverse teams at a Fortune 50 retailer. He has also worked in many other areas outside of IT, which involved working, leading and mentoring successfully with diverse groups of people. Dennis is a U.S. Navy Veteran. His personal interests are raising his two young girls, golf, and his involvement in Toastmasters International.

Dennis is a Senior IT Manager at SUPERVALU and the Area D4 Governor.

Bill Ruesch, ACS ALB

Every Speaker Needs a Book

Nothing packs a bigger wallop than a book with your name and picture on the cover. It endows with the authority to speak on the subject. It is instant credibility. A public speaker without a book is working at a severe disadvantage. It is no longer nice to have a book it is a necessity.

Luckily there have been enormous changes in the printing and publishing world in the last few years. I intend to review those changes and show speakers how they can publish their own books without mortgaging the house.

Bill Ruesch has been in and around the printing and publishing business for nearly 40 years. He is in the process of forming The Red Hen Association of Self-Publishing Authors to help people achieve self-reliance in their publishing efforts. He believes that the Traditional Publishing industry has unfairly demeaned self-publishers and it is inevitable that self-publishers will rise and conquer. It is our time.