District Leadership Overview

Serving as a District leader calls for bold responsibility and unwavering accountability—where your actions directly shape the success of clubs and the District. Through collaboration, goal setting, and achievement, you inspire others to reach their potential. Your leadership guides progress, strengthens teams, and elevates the entire organization. This is your moment to lead with purpose and make a lasting difference.

For more information about leader responsibilities and qualifications, refer to the District Leadership Handbook and the District Administrative Bylaws, Article VII: Officers in the Governing Documents. Discover the skills required and competencies gained in the District Leader Competencies.

District Director

You are responsible for directly overseeing and managing the District’s day-to-day operations, finances, and human resources. Fortunately, you have a team of District leaders to help you fulfill these responsibilities. You empower your District leadership team to work together toward the District mission while supporting each one in his or her development as a leader. Together with your District leadership team, you participate in District Leader Training, Mid-year Training, and online tutorials.

Skills & Competencies:

• Strategic thinking and planning, mentorship, leadership development, team building and management, collaboration, and analytical thinking

Program Quality Director

You are responsible for all aspects of education and training within the District. This includes supporting quality club programming efforts, promoting the Distinguished Club Program, and planning and executing the District conference. Together with your District leadership team, you participate in District Leader Training, Mid-year Training, and online tutorials.

Skills & Competencies:

• Organization, managing people, team building and management, analytical thinking, goal-oriented, and driven

Club Growth Director

You are responsible for all aspects of marketing, club-building, and member- and club-retention efforts within the District. This includes defining an overall marketing strategy for the District, developing outreach and retention efforts with existing community and corporate clubs, and tapping into new markets. Additionally, you support challenged clubs and help them become Distinguished. Together with your District leadership team, you participate in District Leader Training, Mid-year Training, and online tutorials.

Skills & Competencies:

• Strategic thinking and planning, goal-oriented, creative thinking, team management, motivational leader, collaborative, analytical thinking, and networking

Public Relations Manager

You are responsible for coordinating publicity efforts in the District. By establishing and maintaining lines of communication between the District and its members, as well as between the District and the public, you work to increase awareness of Toastmasters through all available media.

Skills & Competencies:

• Writing, editing, and collaborative skills

Administration Manager

You are responsible for maintaining the historical records of the District, recording and distributing meeting minutes, and otherwise maintaining accurate, timely records of District business.

Skills & Competencies:

• Organization, writing, and editing skills

Finance Manager

You are tasked with the fiscal oversight and management of the District. Work closely with the District Director, Program Quality Director, and Club Growth Director to ensure that the District makes cost-effective decisions within policy.

Skills & Competencies:

• Strategic thinking and planning, collaborative, analytical thinking, and fiscal acuity

Division Director

Your job is to lead and support the Area Directors. One of your primary goals as Division Director is to ensure that each club achieves its mission and fulfills its responsibilities to its members. To achieve this, you coordinate Division activities, set Division goals, and assist in the training of Area and club leaders.

Skills & Competencies:

• Strategic thinking and planning, empowering and developing members, coaching and mentoring, and analytical thinking

Area Director

You serve as the direct liaison between the District and its clubs. You will conduct club visits twice a year within your Area to understand and support club needs. In turn, these visits will help your team understand how to support and meet the needs of each club.

Skills & Competencies:

• Motivational, coaching and mentoring, and analytical thinking

Immediate Past District Director

You will provide counsel and guidance to District leaders and plan, direct, and organize projects and committees as requested by the District Director. One of the major responsibilities of this role is to ensure the incoming District Director receives all pertinent District documents prior to June 30. Other responsibilities include serving as a member of the District Executive Committee and District Council, upholding the bylaws and policies of Toastmasters International, encouraging dedicated members to accept leadership positions, and helping the District achieve Distinguished recognition.

These leadership roles are exempt from receiving leadership credit, with the exception of the Region Advisor role.

Region Advisor

Your objective is to support District leaders’ efforts to build new clubs and support all clubs in achieving excellence. Support District leaders and help identify strategies that enable Districts to extend the network of clubs and enhance club performance. This is a region-level position, not a District-level leadership position.

Logistics Manager

You select meeting locations and organize the room, ensuring the atmosphere is conducive to successful events, such as business meetings, speech contests, and training. It’s your job to set up necessary equipment, assist District leaders with meeting arrangements, distribute program materials, keep track of District property, and address disruptions during events.

Parliamentarian

You assist the District Director with planning and conducting District meetings. Your responsibilities include interpreting Toastmasters bylaws and policies, reviewing District operating procedures as requested by the District Director, and ensuring all meetings follow proper protocol. In this role, you are an invaluable resource for the District Director, offering help, guidance, and support during meetings and answering any questions the District Director has related to rules and procedures. Ensure you have a thorough understanding of Robert’s Rules of Order Newly Revised.

Webmaster

Your job is to assist the District Director and Club Growth Director with updates to the District website. Although the District Director is the publisher of the District website and ultimately responsible for its content, you play an important role in maintaining the website. This involves posting District announcements, removing outdated content, and troubleshooting functionality issues.