Elizabeth Gray was born in Missouri but has lived in Texas most of her life. She is currently serving as the District 25 Chief Judge, which is a long way from where she started with Toastmasters in September 2016. Her first experience with Toastmasters was being asked to be the club secretary to help charter…
by Diana Patton, DTM Past District Governor Thanks to everyone that takes pictures of a special club, area, division, and district events and provides them to me for creating a photo album for each event. Years ago a friend of my daughter who was a college exchange student from England would say over and over…
by Robi Ley, District Director District 25 wants to recognize those individuals who go above and beyond for our members. Our September Outstanding Member is Charlie Bowles. Charlie is a repeat Toastmaster; he first joined back in 1990 in Lewisville. He stepped away after 10 years but returned to us in 2013. We are so…
“INVITE FAMILY”. So states our D25 Public Relations Manager Steven Timmons. He has experience in this: his parents were in Toastmasters in Oklahoma, but never invited him to a meeting. Thankfully for D25, in June 2010 Steven and his wife Rose walked into an Afterburners meeting and haven’t looked back. Both Steven and Rose have…
yy Terry Mencke, ACS, ALB On our way to dinner, my husband (Chuck) and I were talking about Toastmasters, including the differences between Pathways and the traditional program. Chuck is on Pathways. I am still working the traditional program. All I really know about how it works I learned from the ambassador visits. I recently…
by Charlie Bowles I was born a Texan not long after WWII ended. Dallas has always been home, though I’ve lived around the US and other Texas cities for short stays. I’ve been in Irving for 40 years. My life for the last 25 years has been focused on family, three daughters from 21 –…
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Past District 25 Governor John Fooks, DTM. He died on September 20, 2018, at the age of 75. He served from 1990-1991 before District 50 was created. His theme was “Hitch Your Wagon to a Star”. During his year’s service, the District was recognized…
Tulsa, OK has produced many things. Fortunately for D25, Larry Core is one of them. Serving as our District Finance Manager, Larry brings a wealth of experience to the role. His B.A. is in Political Science, and his M.S. is in Accounting from The University of Texas at Arlington. He is a licensed Certified Public…
Everything is better in Texas. Our D25 Administration Manager, Glenda Curry, would fully agree. “I absolutely love Texas and cannot imagine living anywhere else.” Being born and raised in Ft. Worth and being married for over 31 years to her high school sweetheart probably have a lot to do with that. Glenda started her Toastmasters…
