Area Director

Responsibilities

• Visit each club in your area at least twice a year, and submit the Area Director’s Club Visit Report for both rounds
• Keep in regular contact with Club Presidents
• Help club officers understand the Distinguished Club Program, and help clubs reach Distinguished status
• Chair the area council and hold its meetings, at least twice a year
• Support the area speech contests
• Coordinate and promote district events with the clubs in your area
• Spot club challenges early, and connect clubs with district resources and support
• Support the building of new clubs in your area
• Attend district executive committee and district council meetings

What you’ll gain

• Build front-line leadership skills: relationship building, active listening, coaching and diplomatic communication
• Area Director training from the district, at least four hours, by 30 September
• A complete term, 1 July to 30 June, counts as the district officer requirement for the Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM) award
• Area Director service counts toward the requirements for Program Quality Director and Club Growth Director
• The role is unpaid; expenses incurred for the district are reimbursed to the extent the adopted district budget provides

Who we’re looking for

• An active member of a club in good standing in the district
• Where practicable, you will have served on a district council in this district (for example as a Club President or Vice President Education)
• You may be re-elected or re-appointed for one more term in a row; the limit applies in every district

How this role is filled

Appointed by the District Director, considering the recommendation of the area council, as the district council has decided. The district executive committee and the district council approve the appointment by 30 September.