District 29 Toastmasters

2025-2026 Leadership Candidates

April 4, 2025

The following slate of candidates has been put forth for the 2025-2026 elected District leadership positions.There bios are linked under their name Picture Candidate Role Sukumar Nayak, DTM District Director Kimberly Choplin, DTM Program Quality Director Bethany Richard, DTM Club Growth Director Dr. Doreen Hamilton, LD5 Division A Director Lina Monsalve, DL3 Division B Director Robert Lin, DL5 Division C Director Sai Sushma Mallela, VC2 Division D Director Sakina Zarhbouch, MS5Bios: Part 1, Part 2 Division E Director Nkiruka Christian, IP2 Division F Director

District Conference Information

2025 District 29 Annual Conference

March 6, 2025

Connect, Cultivate, and Celebrate! Join District 29 as we honor the accomplishments of our members at the Annual Conference, held at the Capital One Hall: Vault at 7750 Capital One Tower Road, Tysons, Virginia 22102 on May 3, 2025.As our special keynote speakers, we are honored to welcome Daniel Rex, CEO of Toastmasters International, and Richard E. Peck, DTM 2020-2021 Toastmasters International President

Membership Building

Beat the Clock

April 29, 2025

Toastmasters International Beat the Clock May 1st to June 30th

Club Events

Fairfax Bi-Lingual Open House

April 29, 2025

Join Fairfax Bi-Lingual Open House Tuesday May 20, 2025, 11:30am – 1:30pm at Fairfax County Herrity Building 6th floor Room # 612 For more information, & RSVP, please email president-7540023.toastmastersclubs.org or vpm-7540023.toastmastersclubs.org Fairfax Bi-Lingual will empower you to develop public speaking skills in English and Spanish Visit us online at https://7540023.toastmastersclubs.org/ Email [email protected] or call 571-363-7456 Special accommodations provided upon request 703-324-5997 or 703-324-5902 TTY 711

Contests

Congratulations Online Speech Contest Winners

April 28, 2025

1st place – Jan DeLucien 2nd place – Hank Domnarski 3rd place – Andrew Huang

Club Events

Special GMU Toastmasters Event Featuring International Leaders

April 27, 2025

You’re Invited: Special GMU Toastmasters Event Featuring International Leaders Friday, May 2nd, 2025, 12:00 PM – 12:45 PM Location: Merten Hall, Room 3300 (3rd Floor) Virtual Option Available Join George Mason Toastmasters for a unique opportunity to connect with leadership from Toastmasters International! We are excited to welcome Dan Rex, CEO of Toastmasters International, and/or Richard Peck, Past International President, as our special guests. As part of their visit to clubs across District 29 (Northern Virginia), they will be stopping by GMU to share insights on Toastmasters’ global impact, leadership, and communication development. Virtual Access & Questions email: [email protected]

Club Events

Hear Me Roar Toastmasters Open House

April 24, 2025

Join Hear Me Roar (HeR) Toastmasters’ Online Open House Thursday May 1, 2025, 12pm-1pm (EST) With Guest Speaker, Julia Tungli “Your Next Chapter” and Charter Member, Speaker Heidi Lynne Briguglio “I am Toastmaster, Hear Me Roar!” Register in advance for this meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/uPLZO05bTNWy2XWko-xO_w

Contests

Congratulations Division D International Speech Contest contestant and winner

April 24, 2025

1st Place Ravi Iyer

Contests

Congratulations Division D Evaluation Contest contestants and winners

April 24, 2025

1st Place Rahul Senapati

Contests

Congratulations Division D Table Topic Contest contestants and winners

April 24, 2025

Congratulations Division D Table Topic Contest contestants and winners 1st Place Wes Gurney 2nd Place Shilpa Garg 3rd Place Kapil Patel

District Events

Club Excellence Series

April 22, 2025

Join District 29 Toastmasters the Club Excellence & Pathways Learning Series on Wednesday, May 7, 2025, 7:30pm – 8:30pm for Discover the Hidden Gems! with Michelle Matthews Yes, Pathways has some hidden gems that can be used to enhance our Toastmasters learning Register at: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEtduivqTgqHNHuKIXueF08GTkKBgUJi0e3

Awards

Congratulations to Sukumar Nayak for acheiving his second DTM

April 22, 2025

Toastmasters For Business Leaders (T4BL), Reston-Herndon Toastmasters Club and Express It Toastmasters Club is proud to announce Sukumar Nayak, DTM, PQD has been awarded his 2nd Toastmasters International Distinguished Toastmasters (DTM) award !!