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Toastmasters:
- Joined Concord Breakfast Toastmasters in March 1997;
- Has served the club in all seven club offices, since then;
- Has served as a judge in Area, Division and District speech, table topics
and evaluation contests;
- Has served as a judge in numerous community speech contests, including
Grade School, High School, Optomists International, Lion's Club &
home-school debate contests;
- Has been a "target speaker" for other club speech contests;
- Has served as Toastmaster for District speech contests;
- Club President 1998-99;
- Speechcraft Coordinator 1999;
- Division B Chief Judge 1999-2000;
- "President's Distinguished" Division B Governor 2000-01,
helping all areas within Division B achieve "Distinguished Area"
or better;
- 2nd Place Area B-7 Humorous Speech contest 2001;
- Mentored Speaker's Forum Club 2001;
- Received Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM) recognition October 2001;
- Co-Chaired Spring 2002 District Contest with wife, Arlinda;
- Received 2nd Advanced Toastmaster Bronze (ATM-B) designation September 2003;
- Sponsored Dow Chemical "Speechmasters" club in 2004;
- District 57 Club Extension Chair 2004;
- 2nd Place Area B-21 International Speech contest 2004;
- Received 2nd Advanced Toastmaster Silver (ATM-S) designation August 2004;
- 2004 Awards Celebration Invitations Committee Chair;
- Voted Club's Best Mentor of 2004;
- Area B6 Governor July 2005 -- June 2006;
- Toastmaster Leadership Club Organizer March 2006;
- Received 2nd Advanced Toastmaster Gold (ATM-G) designation April 2006;
- District 57 Parliamentarian July 2006 -- June 2007;
- Founded Toastmaster Leadership Club in May 2006;
- Received Leadership Excellence (LDREXC) award June, 2006;
- Received 3rd Competent Toastmaster (CTM) designation in June, 2006;
- Received 2nd Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM) recognition August 2006;
- Named "Area Governor of the Year" for 2005-2006;
- 2nd Place Area B-27 Humorous Speech contest 2006;
- Received the club's Executive Committee Award for 2006
- Served as District Parliamentarian for the 2006-2007 Toastmaster year
- Received FOUR District Outstanding Member Achievement awards in 2006-2007 Toastmaster year;
- Currently serving as Club Treasurer
- Currently serving as District Treasurer
Personal Profile:
- Born in Berkeley, California, raised in Pleasant Hill;
- Second of six children (M,M,M,M,F,F);
- Father of two children (son Michael, age 32, daughter Kimberly, age 20);
- Early Employment included auto mechanic, glass replacement (home and auto),
nursery sales, contract painting, most forms of construction, in-home sales,
business-to-business sales and multilevel marketing;
- Executive Vice President of the California Alcohol Fuel Producers
Association 1979-1980;
- Founder and Publisher of MLM News Magazine from 1981-1988;
- Business Broker -- 1991-present;
- Served on the Advisory Council for San Joaquin Salvation Army's Men's
Adult Rehabilitation Center 1992-1995;
- Was treasurer and trustee of Unity Church in Stockton, where he met and
married his wife, Arlinda;
- Successfully tutored adults who had never previously been able to
read from illiteracy to literacy;
- Enjoys skiing, coin collecting, travel and politics;
- Resides with wife, Arlinda (the good looking one in the picture at left),
in Martinez CA;
- "I joined Toastmasters because I believe communication is the most
important skill we have, and Toastmasters allows me to constantly improve
my own."
- Inspiration and Organizer behind District 57's new Toastmaster Leadership Club
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