Peter Murphy and his conference team put together a wonderful conference with food, fun, and fantastic contests. Along with the contests, the Spring Conference Awards Luncheon honored a Santa Fe civic leader for his contributions to communication and leadership in the community and during the district business meeting included officer elections occurred.
2011 International Speech Winners - Merv Jersak (2nd), John Friesinger (1st), Janine Deckard (3rd)
International Speech Contest Winners
1st Place – John Friesinger *
2nd Place – Merv Jersak
3rd Place – Janine Deckard
* International Speech Contest is the only Toastmasters contest which continues past the district level. John will move forward to the International Speech Contest Semi-Finals in Las Vegas, NV, in August where he will represent District 23.
2011 Table Topics Winners - Velma Smotherman (2nd), Roy Crawford (1st), Patti Douglass (3rd)
Table Topics Contest Winners
1st Place – Roy Crawford
2nd Place – Velma Smotherman
3rd Place – Patti Douglas
John Gordon, MFA
Communication and Leadership Award Recipient
John Gordon, MFA – President of Santa Fe University of Art and Design
Spark Plug Award Recipeints
- Ginger Montes
- Petra Ramos
- Lee Gardner
- Will Schmidt
- Mark Worthy
- Peter Murphy
The District 23 Trio for 2011-2012 : Tracy Thomason (LGM), Bay Stevens (District Governor), TK O'Geary (LGET)
Officer Elections (for the 2011-2012 year)
District Governor – Bay Stevens
Lt Governor Education & Training – T. K. O’Geary
Lt Governor Marketing – Tracy Thomason
Division Governors for 2011-2012 - Roger Coffey (E), Linda Leazer (F), Jenny Zappone (D), Marytherese One Bear (C), Ellen Buelow (B), Peter Murphy (A)
Division Governors
Division A – Peter Murphy
Division B – Ellen Buelow
Division C – Marytherese One Bear
Division D – Jennifer Zappone
Division E – Roger Coffey
Division F – Linda Leazer
Appointed Officers
Secretary – Jeff Burdette
Treasurer – Adam Avery
Public Relations Officer – Lezlie Davis
