District Officer Roles
Common Questions
What roles and responsibilities?
District officers form a leadership team dedicated to the mission of Toastmasters International. Both challenging and rewarding, your leadership role requires you to motivate others to achieve goals. The experience will enhance your own skills, and you'll have the satisfaction of knowing you have helped others grow.
How do you become one?
The district governor, lieutenant governor education and training, lieutenant governor marketing and division governor are all elected by the district council. The public relations officer, secretary and treasurer may be elected or appointed by the district governor (subject to approval by the district council). Area governors may be elected by area councils or appointed by and serve at the will of the district governor. WHQ recommends that they be appointed.
What are the rules?
To hold any elected or appointed district office, you must be a club member in good standing. The deadline to submit district officer appointments to WHQ is July 15. Any officer assignments made after September 1 will not receive credit as having served a full-year officer term.
More information on each position:
District Governor
Lt. Governor Education and Training
Lt. Governor Marketing
Immediate Past District Governor
Public Relations Officer
Secretary
Treasurer
Division Governor
Area Governor
Leadership Handbooks
For more in-depth information, view the following handbook in PDF format: