District Support Positions |
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Club Extension Chair - District 25...Chartering 31 Clubs
in 10 months. |
Club Extension Committee - District 27 - Number 1
District in the World. |
Educational Database Chair - District 18 |
District 18 District Newsletter Editor (The VOICE) |
District 18 Chief Judge |
District 25 Chief Judge |
District 18 trainer |
District 25 trainer |
District 27 trainer |
District 36 trainer |
District 38 trainer |
District 18 Webmaster: 2003-2008 (Maryland and Delaware) |
District 31 Webmaster: 2008-2009 (Eastern Massachusetts
and Rhode Island)
District 41 Webmaster: 2008-2009 (India) |
District 82 Webmaster: 2008-2014 (India and Sri Lanka) |
Region VII Webmaster: 2008-2010 (Eight districts on the
East Coast) |
Region IX Webmaster: 2008-2010 (Eight districts on
the East Coast) |
Webmaster for multiple ID candidates |
Webmaster for multiple International Officer Candidates |
Co-Chair of D18 Re-Alignment Committee |
Pathways Trainer, 2017-2022: 65+ in-person and 40+ via
Zoom. Conducted Pathways training in the USA, India, Sri
Lanka,
Bangladesh, the Philippines, Canada, England, Nigeria, Chili,
and Pakistan. |
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Toastmasters - Misc |
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Served as International Speech Contest judge from Club
up to and including International |
Served as International Speech Contest qualifying judge
at Regional and International |
Served as Chief Judge from Club level up to and
including Regional (III & VII) |
Served as Vote Counter at the International Convention
in Dallas, 1990 |
Conducted training for every club officer position, plus
Area and Division Governors |
Conducted Judges Training and Chief Judges Training |
Conducted
Pathways training at clubs, area, divisions, TLI and
District Conferences. |
Conducted 175+ Pathways training sessions, both online
and in person. Trained in Chile, Bangladesh, Nigeria,
the Philippines |
Canada, England, India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, the UAE and all over the USA.
Conducted 28+ trainings for D36 alone. |
Conducted multiple Speechcraft and Youth Leadership
Programs |
Conference presenter in D18, D25, D27, D31, D36, D38,
D46, D50, D53, D55, D82
Keynote Speaker, 2010, District 82 Fall Conference,
Mumbai, India |
Conference presenter at Region III and Region VII |
Conference presenter at Toastmasters International
(Miami) |
Article published in the Toastmaster magazine (1990) |
Chartered 70+ Toastmasters clubs, including two prison
clubs (mentor for 15 years) |
Personally sponsored 100+ people into Toastmasters
Guest speaker at
Central Delhi Toastmasters, New Delhi, India - 2010
Guest speaker at
the Colombo Toastmasters Club,
Colombo, Sri Lanka - 2010 |
Served on conference planning committee for many
District Conferences |
Served on conference committees for Region III and
Region VII |
Served on conference committee for1990 International
Convention (Dallas) |
Training workshops on Goal Setting, Leadership,
Improving Club Meetings, TI's Educational System,
Starting new |
clubs, Judging Speech Contests,
Designing Websites, The Distinguished Club Program,
Pathways and
many more. |
Mentor to multiple District Governors |
Served as Sponsor for multiple Clubs |
Served as Mentor for multiple Clubs |
Creator of the
Pocket Guides and
Goal Cards |
Creator
of
PATHWAYS
tutorial, 2017
Creator
of
Pocket Guide
to PATHWAYS, 2017
Creator
of
Pathways
Handout
(11x17), 2017 |
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Toastmaster Awards |
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Club President of the Year (out of 155 Clubs) |
District 25 Club Newsletter Editor of the Year |
District 27 Club Newsletter Editor of the Year |
District 25 Area Governor of the Year |
District 25 Division Governor of the Year |
District 25 District Governor's Award |
District 18 District Governor's Award - three times |
District 18 Toastmaster of the Year - three times |
District 25 Intergalactic Award (from PDG John Fooks,
DTM) |
District 25 Toastmaster of the Year |
District 18 Excellence in Education Award |
Presidential Citation from Toastmasters International
President Ian Edwards, DTM
Region VII Webmaster: 2008-2010 (Eight districts on the
East Coast).
Region IX Webmaster: 2010-2012 (Eight districts on the
East Coast). |
District Governor's Award, 2014-2015
Volunteer of the Year, 2017, Maryland Correctional
Institution - Women (for Toastmasters) |
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Educational Accomplishments = 33 |
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CTM Awards = 12 |
CC Awards = 6 |
ATM Awards = 3 |
ATM-B, ATM-S, ATM-G = 2 each |
ACB = 1, ACS = 1, ACG = 2 |
Leadership Development
Proficient |
Visionary Communication
Proficient
Team Collaboration
Proficient |
Motivational Strategies
In Progress |
Presentation Mastery
In Progress |
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Leadership Accomplishments = 18 |
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Old CL = 4 |
CL = 2 |
Old AL, ALB = 1 each |
ALB, ALS = 1 each |
Legacy DTMs = 4 |
Pathways
DTM =1 |
Leadership Excellence Award x 2
Pathways Mentoring - 6 month program - 2019 |
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Newsletter Editor for: |
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Plus Two Toastmasters Club, District 25 |
Double Talkers Club, District 25 |
Lone Star Lariat Toastmasters Club, District 27 |
Spectrum Toastmasters Club, District 18 |
Galloping Governors Club, District 27 |
Roving 49'ers Club, District 25 |
Have done Area and Division Governor Newsletters in
District 25 |
LGET Newsletters: 'Educationally Speaking', 'ELG News',
and 'Sharing the Experience' |
'New Club News' Newsletter for the LGM, District 25 and
District 18 |
The VOICE, District 18 District Newsletter |
The VOICE of NuGenesis: 2005-2018 |
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Webmaster for: |
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Gaveliers Toastmasters (Linthicum, MD), 2001, 2002,
2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 |
District 18 Toastmasters (5 years) - most of Maryland,
all of Delaware, and parts of VA, PA, and |
PA (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007,
2008) |
District 31 Toastmasters (Eastern Massachusetts and
Rhode Island): 2008-2009 |
District 41 Toastmasters India: 2010-2012 |
District 82 Toastmasters (India and Sri Lanka): 2008,
2009, 2010, 2011 |
Old
Region VII
Toastmasters (Districts: 18, 27, 31, 36, 38, 45, 46,
53, 83) : 2009-2010 |
New
Region VII
Toastmasters (Districts: 13, 18, 27, 36, 37, 38, 66) :
2010-2011 |
Region IX Toastmasters (Districts
31, 45, 46, 53, 65, 83): 2010-2011 |
New
Region IX Toastmasters
(Districts 31, 45, 46, 53, 65, 83): 2011-2012 |
Charter Health Services: 2007 - 2022 |
HarryOkenMD: 2010 - 2022 |
Shirts for You |
Women of Visionary Influence (WOVI); 2004 - 2013 |
Interactive Training:
2001 -2022 |
Designs by Frank:
2007 - 2018 |
Tutor, Teach and Tell: 2004 - 2014 |
Find Your Platform |
Marvin Petsel: 2009 -
2015 |
Anchorage Table Tennis Club: 2005-2010 |
Motivated
Communicators:
2006 - 2018 |
Seeing the World |
Unsung Neighbors: 2008
- 2015 |
Dr. Karlin, DDS:
2015 |
Dr. Felton, DDS:
2014-2015 |
Book Our Speakers:
2012 - 2015 |
Charlotte Endorf:
2012 - 2015 |
DesignsbyFrank:
2010 - 2015 |
InternalOpenHouse:
2012 - 2015 |
Charter Health Services:
2007 - 2022 |
Websites for multiple Toastmaster ID and Officer
Candidates, in the US and abroad |
WOVI
Man of the Year Award (Women of Visionary Influence) |
Two awards for web design |
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Personal |
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U. S. Navy, 1966-1970 served as Aviation Fire Control
Technician (Radar) |
BS in Electrical Engineering, Texas A&M University 1970 |
MS in Engineering Administration, University of Utah
1985 |
Retired from Westinghouse/Northrop Grumman after 31
years on the road (30+ moves) |
My wife and I have visited all 50 states and their
capitols |
I have visited 110 countries, and my wife and I
together, 101 countries. |
My favorite: China, her's, Italy |
Collector of things
Kodak (see
photos below):
2500 plus items, including almost 1,000 cameras made
before 1930. |
Love cruising: 12-Atlantic crossings + Alaska, Hawaii,
Panama Canal, New England, |
Caribbean, Mediterranean, Yangtze, Danube to the Black
Sea, and Holland, Italy-Greece- |
Turkey-Egypt-Spain-Gibraltar-Morocco-Brazil (2010) |
51 day 'around-the-world'
trip (Nov 2010-Jan 2011): Sri Lanka, Mumbai, Delhi,
Agra, India; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia;
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Singapore' Nha Trang & Phu My,
Vietnam; Bali, Indonesia; Darwin, Port Douglas, Carnies,
Sydney, Melbourne, |
Australia; Hobart, Tasmania;
Dunedin, Christchurch, Tauranga, Auckland, New Zealand;
Honolulu, Hawaii, Salt |
Lake City,
Utah, Baltimore, Maryland. Awesome dude! |
2011 Baltic Cruise
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Norway, Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Germany, Estonia,
Russia. |
2012 South American
- Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Falkland Islands, Chile,
Peru, Ecuador, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, |
and
Mexico |
2012 Trip: Netherlands, Belgium, Norway: {word} |
2012 Trip: Arkansas {word} |
2013 Trip: 49-day cruise/backpacking: Italy (Venice,
Trieste, Pisa, Florence, Naples, Isle of Capri,
Sorrento, Ravello, |
Amalfi);
Toulon, France; Barcelona, Spain; Dubrovnik, Croatia;
Corfu, Greece; |
2014 Trip: South Carolina, Georgia, Mississippi |
2014: Trip: Louisiana |
2014: Trip: 42 day cruise: Black Sea (Russia, Bulgaria
and Turkey) + Israel, Malta, Sicily, Italy, Morocco, 3
Canary |
Islands |
2015 Trip: Toastmasters International - Las Vegas |
2015 7-week trip: Denmark, Netherlands, England,
Ireland, Scotland, N. Ireland, France and Spain.
Summary |
2016: 52-day trip: Barcelona, Spain - Naples, Italy -
Athens, Greece - Petra, Jordan - through the Suez Canal
and Red Sea -
Dubai, UAE - Muscat, Oman - Singapore - Malaysia - Cochin, India -
Viet Nam - Hong Kong - Shenzhen - Hong Kong, Seoul,
South Korea, Beijing, China. |
2017: Cruise - Mexico, Belize and Cuba |
2017: Seattle, Vancouver, BC + Alaskan cruise |
2018: 14-day Caribbean cruise: Barbados, St. Lucia,
Antigua, Grenada, Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao on
Celebrity Reflection. |
2019: 14-day Cruise - Boston to Montreal and back,
with stops in St. John, Halifax, Sydney, Saugnay,
Charlottetown, Bar Harbor. |
2019:
26-day Cruise Venice to Miami: Venice, Dubrovnik
(Croatia), Corfu (Greece, Athens, Mykonos (Greece),
Naples, Rome,
Pisa, Marseilles (France), Palma de Majorca, Malaga and Cadiz
(Spain), Funchal (Azores), Bahamas.
2023-14 day cruise, Jewel of the Seas: Bayonne, NJ,
Manhattan, NY, Greenland (Nuuk, Qaqortog and
Nanortalik), St. John's
Newfoundland, and Bayonne, NY. |
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Click photo above or
click here
for a video of my Kodak collection |
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I'm in the
photo below somewhere - but might be hard to pick out.
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Visitors from afar! |
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Back row: Alex Abayasekara, Frank Storey, Balraj
Arunsalam |
Front Row: Allison Abayasekara, Karen Storey, Saru
Arunsalam |
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My nephew, Gibson, always soooo happy to see me. |
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Our home - in
the good times and bad. You can decide which is which. |
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See some of our
travel photos
- on Facebook |
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