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January 2026 View PDF

Toastmaster Cover Stars

Members strike a pose at the 2024 International Convention.

By Mackenzie Eldred

In-person attendees in Anaheim, California, were invited to be on the cover of the Toastmaster magazine, and members did not disappoint, using props and Toastmasters skills to strike some memorable poses. The photo booth was in the Toastmasters Through the Years Exhibit, and part of the magazine history section.

Abha Ohri, DTM, of Siliguri, West Bengal, India Alex Philip, DTM, of Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia Corren Thomas, DTM, of Kingston, Jamaica; Elka Price, DTM, of Antigua and Barbuda; and Tashi Browne, DTM, of Georgetown, Guyana Jennifer Nelson, DTM, Rose Bradford, DTM, Rae Ann George, DTM, Zenia Shipp, DTM, and Terrie Green, DTM, all from Texas Joe Jarzombek, DTM, of Canyon Lake, Texas; and Sharyn Jarzombek, DTM, of Montclair, Virginia Lauretta Jaysura, DTM, Marietta Phoenix, Andrea Haye, and Kathy Blount, DTM, all from New York Monica Langhorne of Goleta, California Rey Batomalaque, DTM, of San Fernando, Philippines Shaheen Backer of Doha, Qatar Stanley See, DTM, of Maryville, Tennessee Sukumar Nayak, DTM, of Germantown, Maryland Svetlana Breum, DTM, of Silkeborg, Denmark; Olga Kutsche, DTM, of Erlangen, Germany; and Tuire Vuolasvirta, DTM, of Helsinki, Finland
 
 

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Mackenzie Eldred is editorial coordinator for the Toastmaster magazine. Reach her at meldred@toastmasters.org.

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