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District 26 - Serving Colorado, Wyoming and Western Nebraska

It’s time for nominations for 2025-2026 District Officers!

Call for Nominations Form

District leadership provides an opportunity to stretch and grow as both a leader and communicator. District elected leaders play a crucial role in promoting educational growth and club excellence. These leaders, who must be active members in good standing, provide strategic direction, support club officers, and ensure that the mission of Toastmasters is upheld across the District. Through their leadership, they inspire volunteer leaders and foster an environment of continuous improvement and achievement.

If you want to accelerate your growth and development in these areas, please consider running for one of the elected or appointed district leadership positions. Here is an encouraging  message from our 2024-2025 International President, Radhi Spear, to review:

Elected Positions

The District Leadership Committee (DLC) is tasked with nominating individuals for the following elected positions in District 26:

  • District Director
  • Program Quality Director
  • Club Growth Director
  • Division Directors (C, D, E, F, M, N, S, U)

 

Learn More about the responsibility & qualifications

Candidates may nominate themselves (highly encouraged) or another member can do it for you.   Each nominee must complete and submit the  required documents to the District Leadership Committee Chair. If your club is newly assigned to our District, your membership eligibility to serve as a District officer is valid in this   District. Here are the updated documents with links to download the required forms. 

The application package must contain the following documents:

  1. Candidate Application
        • For verification, be sure to attach your “Offices Held” document from your toastmasters.org profile.                                                                                       [Click on the Achievement Board tile, then click Offices Held section ]
  2. District Leader Nominating Form (you can self-nominate)
  3. District Officer Biographical Information
  4. District Leader Agreement and Release Statement
  5. Professional Photo Headshot

Elections are held at the Annual District Council Business Meeting each Spring.  For 2025, the meeting will take place virtually, via Zoom on Saturday, April 26.  If you’re attending the District Conference, elected Officers will be installed on Saturday, May 3, 2025 after the International Speech Contest.

 

The Role of the District Leadership Committee

The District Leadership Committee (DLC), chaired by Ann Hill, DTM, Immediate Past District Director, conducts interviews and evaluates all candidates, and nominates the best candidates for elected positions.  All candidates for elected office (including floor candidates) must be interviewed by the District Leadership Committee.

If you are interested in serving in a district office, please read the information below to familiarize yourself with the rules and procedures.

Election Process Overview

This page provides a brief introduction to the process for becoming a district officer. For a detailed explanation of the official rules concerning the nomination process, refer to the District Administrative Bylaws, Article VII Officers and Protocol 9.0: District Campaigns and Elections.

 

Nomination Process

All nominations  and documents for elected positions must be submitted to the District Leadership Committee Chair (DLC Chair) at IPDD[at]d26leaders.org by February 15, 2025.

Nominees for office will be interviewed by members of the DLC. After interviews are completed, the DLC will provide the current District Director with a list of candidates approved to run for elected positions.

Election Calendar

  • Deadline for Nominations to Elected Positions: February 15, 2025
  • Candidate interviews: February through March.
  • District Officer Election (During District Council Meeting):  to be determined for Sprng 2025.
  • Floor Candidates – submit applications to districtdirector[at]d26leaders.org by midnight  1 week before the 2025 District Council Meeting for Open Leadership Roles.

Appointed Positions

The DLC is also tasked with reviewing applications for and interviewing for the following appointed positions:

  • Public Relations Manager
  • Administration Manager
  • Finance Manager
  • Area Directors
  • Logistics Manager *
  • Parliamentarian *
  • Club Extension Chair
  • Club Retention Chair

 

* Not listed in “Call for Nominations”, see Additional Leadership Roles for more information on these positions.

Appointments for these positions usually take place after the district elections by the District-Director Elect.   

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