The Anguilla Toastmasters Club recently took a break from strictly online meetings because of Covid-19 restrictions, and gathered at the Anguilla Community College for what would be its final meeting to close out the 2019/2020 Toastmasters year.
Congratulations are in order to out-going President and now (IPP) Immediate Past President, Ms. Brittany Christopher, under whose exemplary leadership the club excelled to even greater heights.
The Anguilla Toastmasters Club can now proudly boast ten (10) Toastmasters International goals as well as twenty (20) educational goals. Also noteworthy is the fact that five (5) members were the recipients of Triple Crown Awards (Three educational goals in a Toastmasters year.) The Triple Crown awardees are: Ms. Brittany Christopher, Mrs. Tavia Nelson Connor, Ms. Susan Hodge, Ms. Bree Theodore and Ms. Melissa Harrigan. Although the Club is only seven years old, it has managed to achieve the prestigious President’s Distinguished Award every year since inception.
Additional awards are as follows: Rookie of the Year: Ms. Waynika Romney; Stalwarts of the Year: Ms. Sherinette Romney and Ms. Bree Theodore. The President’s Award: Mr. Crefton Gumbs. The prestigious and coveted award of Toastmaster of The Year went to Ms. Susan Hodge.
The Anguilla Toastmasters end of year celebration was also broadcast via Zoom which enabled Keynote Speaker of the evening, Area Director, Eartha Cassius of the Sugar City Toastmasters Club in St. Kitts, to join the festivities.
The celebratory evening climaxed with the installation of the new Executive Board which will now be tasked with leading the Club forward into the new Toastmasters year, with the theme: Better Communicators, Better Leaders – Envision it, Become it.
The Toastmasters Executives for the incoming year 2020/2021 are:
Mrs.Michelle Pradel – President
Ms.Waynika Romney- Vice President Education (VPE)
Ms.Kebrina Bailey- Vice President Membership (VPM)
Mr.Frank Cannon – Vice President Public Relations (VPPR)
Mr. Crefton Gumbs – Treasurer
Mrs.Celeste Pradel – Secretary
Ms. Karissa Rogers – Sargeant at Arms
Ms. Brittany Christopher, Immediate Past President (IPP)
Thank you to the outgoing Executive Board. This Toastmasters year promises to be even more exciting than the last. If you have never been to a Toastmasters meeting then you absolutely must make an effort to see firsthand what it’s all about. Toastmasters will develop your leadership and communication skills. Meetings are held at t he Anguilla Community College and now also Via Zoom. Please visit the Facebook page: The Anguilla Toastmasters Club for more pertinent information.
– Press Release
