Dear {{First name | Fellow Toastmaster}}!
Our GGTM stage was set for transitions as we elected new club officers for the July-December 2025 term. We will build on the amazing work our previous officers have started with new exciting additions. 📣 Stay tuned! 📣
In the next couple of weeks, the outgoing and incoming officers are doing handover of responsibilities. Thank you for running our club for the past six months: Alex, Gene, Karishma, Adam, Katie, Albert, Tavisan, Scott, Nik and Sebastien! The new officers will officially take their roles on July 1!
🚨Before we begin… 🚨
Moving forward, we will start our newsletter with highlighting how to make our club experience better! This week, let’s get you set up to get the latest info EVERY TIME! 💪🙏
1️⃣ Subscribe to GGTM Google Calendar
This is where we will capture all club events, share information about wider Toastmasters opportunities and spotlight activities from fellow members!
2️⃣ Setup GGTM Discord Access
This is the fastest, and most active way to engage with your fellow Golden Gate Toastmasters. Check instructions in the #welcome channel to get started after signing up.
3️⃣ Email [email protected] to ask for or share information
We are streamlining how to ask for/share ANY information within the club! Drop an email (both for members and guests) and we will make sure that it will get to the hands of those who can best support you.
🧑🧑🧒🧒 🏠 Club Updates
🙌 Meet our newest Golden Gate Toastmasters!
Welcome to our newest members:
Michelle, Christian, Lindsey, Jess, Anna, Eugene, and Clement
🎉 Your new Golden Gate Toastmasters Club Officers for July-Dec 2025
What does a club officer do? Find out in this blog post!
President: Alex Wu
VP of Education: Carnell Freeman
Co-VP of Education: Kyle Combes
VP of Membership: Albert Yan
Co-VP of Membership: Scott Brown
VP of Public Relations: Nikilitha Mdluli
Secretary: Sheila Vida
Co-Secretary: Omar Sinada
Treasurer: Helen Fream
Sergeant-at-Arms: Michelle Wen
Co-Sergeant-at-Arms: Nithila Raman
🔀 🗳️June 11 Meeting Highlights
Scott learned not to make easy things extremely hard and shares it with his Best Speech!
The meeting theme is transitions, aptly chosen by our Toastmaster for the Evening Albert to reflect the club elections held on the second hour of the evening!
Thanks to those who helped run the meeting:
Lindsey, Omar, Alex W., Albert, Gene, Lisa, and Michelle
Thank you to our seven guests who spent their Wednesday evening with us.
Some highlights from our shortened meeting:
♟️ Scott related a chess game full of twists and turns from his youth, when he still had a full head of hair, that taught him not to make easy things extremely hard (🏆 Best Prepared Speech 🏆).
Thank you Gene for also doing a prepared speech!
Mike gives his Best Evaluation advising to combine with personal touch to elevate a speech
💝 Mike D sagaciously (word of the day!) analyzed Gene’s narrative and how it could be combined with a personal touch to elevate the speech (🏆 Best Evaluation 🏆)
Thank you Lisa for evaluating of Scott’s speech and Helen for being the General Evaluator.
🏛️ Nik related his trip to a certain big clock tower in London when he was 11 and how it sparked his love for architecture ( 🏆 Best Table Topic 🏆).
Thank you Michelle for leading Table Topics and Christian, Helen, Zak, Alberto, Angela, Shubham and Carnell for speaking impromptu!
Nik talks about his inspiration from Clock Tower on his Best Table Topic!
😎💡Member Spotlight
We will reach out to feature 🫵 YOU 🫵 on a future newsletter! For now, let us get to know your incoming Golden Gate Toastmasters Club Officers for July-Dec 2025.
Alex W, President
Alex Wu
President
Speaks about:
Surprising stories from history and simple life lessons
Enjoys:
Lego (it is NOT Legos), YouTube, hiking, and unconventional table topics
Carnell, VP of Education
Carnell Freeman
VP of Education
Speaks about:
Lessons in life and embracing one's journey in life
Enjoys:
Being a dog daddy, Karaoke, Walking outdoors, and meeting new people and learning their stories
Kyle, Co-VP of Education
Kyle Combes
Co-VP of Education
Speaks about:
How to live a relaxed life (or I will soon!)
Enjoys:
Cycling, backpacking, Buddhism (Plum Village), volunteering
Albert, VP of Membership
Albert Yan
VP of Membership
Speaks about:
Lessons learned from my personal experiences
Enjoys:
Pokemon, NBA, and supporting my fellow Toastmasters
Scott, Co-VP of Membership
Scott Brown
Co-VP of Membership
Speaks about:
Politics, chess, skydiving, and speaking
Enjoys:
Playing music, playing board games, community building
Nik, VP of Public Relations
Nikilitha Mdluli
VP of Public Relations
Speaks about:
Bold ideas, thinking different, and building influence through storytelling
Enjoys:
Hiking, Reading, Training (Gym), Movies, Nonsense, LinkedIn, Marketing, Strategizing
Sheila, Secretary
Sheila Vida
Secretary
Speaks about:
My adventures, my points of view and the many colorful things and people we cross paths every day
Enjoys:
Telling stories, connecting with people, and ticking items off a list
Omar, Co-Secretary
Omar Sinada
Co-Secretary
Speaks about:
Design, sports and coffee
Enjoys:
I'm just a designer trying to stay caffeinated enough to yell at the TV during a game
Helen, Treasurer
Helen Fream
Treasurer
Speaks about:
The horrors of fast fashion, lies and life lessons
Enjoys:
Getting creative, sewing, laughing with friends and a really good cup of coffee
Michelle, Sergeant-at-Arms
Michelle Wen
Sergeant-at-Arms
Speaks about:
Coffee & ESG (Environment, Social, and Governance)
Enjoys:
Designer jewelry & RTW, coffee, travel, food
Nithila, Co-Sergeant-at-Arms
Nithila Raman
Co-Sergeant-at-Arms
Exciting things coming up!
For now, check out these links to learn more
Golden Gate Toastmaster Resources (bit.ly/GGTM-resources)
Toastmaster Meeting Roles One-Pager (bit.ly/GGTM-roles)
Onboarding Checklist (bit.ly/GGTM-onboarding)
