Brampton resident elected as the new Program Quality Director, District 86 Toastmasters

BRAMPTON, Ontario - June 21, 2018 - PRLog -- Jacklyn Payne, a Distinguished Toastmaster and a member of Brampton Toastmasters and Brampton Raising Champions has been elected as the Program Quality Director, District 86 Toastmasters for the 2018-19 season. Jacklyn will provide educational guidance to nearly 5,000 Toastmasters in Southwestern, Central and Northern Ontario.

"The back bone of Toastmasters is our education program and the single most important factor is the member," said Jacklyn Payne, Distinguished Toastmaster, District 86 Toastmasters. "The program is to empower the member and I will ensure that our leaders are trained to fulfill their mandate of channeling that knowledge to the all Toastmasters."

Payne, a Toastmaster member since 2006, has taken on leadership roles at the Club and District levels including the District 86 Club Growth Director 2017-2018; District 86 Alignment Chair 2017; District 86 Club Extension Chair 2016-2017; and Division A Director 2015-2016. She also served as a Club Ambassador from 2016-Present; Club President 2013-2014; Club Vice President Education 2012-2013; Area Governor 2011-2012; Club Vice President Education 2007-2008; and Club Secretary 2006-2007. She won the District 86 Area Director or the Year Award, 2011-2012 and the Division Director of the Year Award, 2015-2016.

The annual elections were held during the 2018 District 86 Spring Conference in Mississauga, Ontario. Payne will provide direction and counsel to 10 Division Directors, 66 Area Directors, and over 1,600 Club Officers on the educational opportunities in District 86 Toastmasters.

The District 86 Council elected other leaders for the 2018 – 2019 Toastmasters year including Distinguished Toastmasters Kristina Johnston, District 86 Director and Jocelyne Vezina, Club Growth Director and 10 Division Directors.

About Toastmasters District 86

Toastmasters District 86 represents the heartland of Ontario comprising 248 community and corporate clubs, with over 4,400 members, from Sault Ste Marie in the north to Welland in the south, from Sarnia in the west to Markham in the east - and all communities in between - except Toronto. To learn more about District 86 please visit: http://www.toastmasters86.org/

About Toastmasters International

Toastmasters International is a worldwide non-profit educational organization that empowers individuals to become more effective communicators and leaders. Headquartered in Rancho Santa Margarita, California, the organization's membership exceeds 352,000 members in more than 16,400 clubs in 141 countries. Since 1924, Toastmasters International has helped people from diverse backgrounds become more confident speakers, communicators and leaders. For information about local Toastmasters clubs, please visit toastmasters.org. Follow @Toastmasters on Twitter.