Friday, May 13

Networking
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Chef Nekisha Roache of Royal Ackee

Cooking Demonstration with Chef Nekisha Roache of Royal Ackee
Chef Nekisha empowers people through positivity, love and GREAT FOOD! She is also the daughter of Jamaican parents who provided her with a deep cultural heritage and vibrant island traditions that inspired the creation of her debut cookbook, From My Mudda’s Kitchen ~ A Jamaican Cookbook.
Nekisha is passionate about preserving her authentic Jamaican heritage through the rich tastes and flavors of Jamaica, a legacy she hopes to pass on to her own children. Chef Nekisha is also a featured Chef on Good Morning Washington and has appeared on Great Day Washington where she shares her love for family, food and FUN! In January 2020 Chef Nekisha took a huge leap of faith and launched into full time ministry and entrepreneurship to include rebranding her business to Royal Ackee LLC, A Jamaican Catering Company that creates Food That Inspires!
Prior to owning her own company, Nekisha was an active member of the United States Air Force. Following her military service, she worked as an Executive Assistant for the Chief Financial Officer of the Department of Homeland Security, and as a Special Assistant with U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Her career with the Air Force also afforded her the opportunity to experience the unique cultures of Japan, Uzbekistan, and Turkey. Nekisha currently serves as the Chair Leader for the National Women in Agriculture Association (NWIAA) Maryland & Washington, DC Chapters. Nekisha resides in the Metropolitan Washington, DC area with her three beautiful children.
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Cooking Demonstration

06:00pm - 08:30pm | Cooking Demonstration with Royal Ackee

 

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Maame “Mefia” A-Bawuah

Paint-N-Sip
Maryland based artist, Maame “Mefia” A-Bawuah has been honing her artist skills for over the past 20 years. She received her B.A. in Fine Arts in 2003 from Bowie State University and a M.A. in Curriculum and Instruction in 2010 from George Mason University. Maame started her career in art education in 2003 and currently works as a Visual Arts Educator for D.C. Public Schools in Washington, D.C. In 2014, Maame founded ArtLove, LLC a virtual and mobile paint party company. ArtLove is just as the name expresses, a vessel for her to share her love of art beyond her role as a classroom teacher. It allows Maame to reach the greater population and give them the opportunity to express themselves through the medium of painting. Maame has worked with major companies such as CareFirst of Philadelphia and Baltimore Gas and Electric. She has also worked with several churches, sororities, youth groups, community organizations and family and friend groups of all ages, and genders. Her artwork reflects love of people and is infused with rich texture, beautiful textiles, and vibrant patterns.
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Paint-N-Sip with ArtLove

06:00pm - 08:30pm | Paint-N-Sip with ArtLove

 

 

Saturday, May 14

Educational Workshops
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Mark Brown, DTM

CERTIFIED SPEAKING PROFESSIONAL| WORLD CHAMPION OF PUBLIC SPEAKING
Mark Brown is a dynamic presenter and executive speaking coach who helps people overcome their fears to reach their maximum potential and achieve ever-increasing levels of excellence.
Originally from Kingston, Jamaica, Mark Brown migrated to the United States at 18 years old with only US$40 in his pocket and a dream for a better life. Today, he has become one of the most popular inspirational speakers in the world. In 1995, he defeated more than 20,000 contestants from fourteen countries to win the illustrious Toastmasters World Championship of Public Speaking. Since then, he has delivered more than 3,500 presentations, to more than 1.7 million people on five continents. He is one of only SEVEN (7) people on the planet who is both a Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) and a World Champion of Public Speaking. A frequent presenter at National Speakers Association meetings, and keynote speaker at Toastmasters International Conferences worldwide, Mark shares his insights across a wide range of industries, including finance, education, hospitality, transportation, marketing, and technology.
As a speaking coach, he influences various professions, including financial planning, politics, information technology, franchising, medicine, and sales. His global coaching clientele includes emerging speakers, corporate CEOs, and seasoned professional presenters.
He is the co-author of the book The Speaker’s Edge, and a leading member of the coaching faculty at StageTimeUniversity.com. He co-hosts the weekly Unforgettable Presentations Podcast with fellow CSP & World Champion Darren LaCroix, which caters to presenters at every level of proficiency. The podcast ranks in the top 1.5% of over 2.7 million podcasts worldwide according to Listen Score. Mark is committed to helping individuals and organizations excel, and he passionately believes that “Your life tells a story, and there’s someone out there who needs to hear it!”
He lives in Lizella, GA, USA, with Andrea, his wife of almost forty years.
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Welcome Session
(May 14)

09:00am - 09:10am | Welcome

09:10am - 09:45am | Keynote Speaker: Mark Brown, DTM 

09:45am - 10:00am | Break

 
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Ravin Lama, DTM

DTM Ravin has worn many hats. Salesman, Journalist, Garments and Handicrafts exporter, Packaging and Freight Forwarder, Model, Advertising Man, Humourist, Publisher, Editor, Trainer, Event Manager and several more. He says he has failed in MOST of them but has still not given up yet. He has been a Toastmaster for over 30 years, set up the Toastmaster’s movement in Nepal and started the first Club – Kathmandu Toastmasters Club. Currently, he is a member of the Port Louis Toastmasters Club, the first Toastmasters Club to be set up on the island.
For his contribution to Toastmasters, in Nepal, and for helping Mauritius get districted with District-74 in South Africa, he received the Toastmasters International Presidential Citation and was inducted into the Toastmasters Hall of Fame in August 2021.
A certified Laughter Coach, Trainer, Leader and Laughter Ambassador, Toastmaster is on the Board of the IAA (International Advertising Association) as VP-Impact & Southern Africa Development. He is the President of the American Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM) in Mauritius. Like Charlie Chaplin, DTM Ravin believes that a day without laughter is a day wasted.
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Session I (May 14)

10:00am - 11:30am | "Leadership Influence in a VUCA World" - Ravin Lama, DTM

V.U.C.A. situations occur in business in times of lean or cost-cutting policies, restructuring, re-organization, disruptive innovation, mergers and acquisitions, and rapidly changing market forces. Changes in management, departments downsize or merge with others, and there may be layoffs and firings as well. This can also happen at the Club when Members don’t get along and the ExComm is not effective in handling and addressing challenges. What are the requirements to overcome these challenges is what this presentation is all about.

11:30am - 11:45am | Break

 
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Kelly McCormack, DTM

Kelly McCormack
Kelly McCormack is a highly experienced executive coach, trainer, and speaker. She has traveled around the world with Tony Robbins to train his participants and his other trainers. Kelly has delivered coaching and training extensively throughout Europe and the United States using other experts’ program and her own. Kelly made a 25,000-hour practical study of how to achieve goals that were understandable without interventive. Through her work, she authored a three-book series. Creating a Leader, followed by a three-level program. The program, touted as “a game changer,” helps entrepreneurs, leaders, and productive employees worldwide find solutions to optimize performance while experiencing meaningful growth.
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Session II (May 14)

11:45am - 01:15pm | Performance Masterclass - Kelly McCormack

11:45am - 01:15pm | Leadership on Fire - TK O'Geary

01:15pm - 01:45pm | Lunch

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TK O'Geary, DTM

TK O'Geary
TK O'Geary is an analyst, a performance excellence professional, and a passionate mentor. Her avocation is helping people and organizations make the best choices about their future - whether it be maximizing opportunities, reducing risk and errors, or increasing accuracy and timeliness - while giving a greater voice to their talents. She currently sits on the Board of Directors of New Mexico (NM) MESA, which provides STEM and leadership skills development to New Mexico middle & high school students, and is a past member of the Toastmasters International Boards of Directors, which provides communication and leadership skills development. Honored to be a New Mexico Woman of Influence, a successful Program Manager, and an in-demand Performance Excellence consultant, TK signs her e-mails with "It's Possible." And she believes it IS possible, too. She credits much of her life's positive trajectory to the mentors who nudged, encouraged, and challenged her over the years. She resides in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where Bill Gates founded Microsoft in a garage and where Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon, was born
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Kelly McCormack

Kelly McCormack, DTM
Kelly McCormack is a highly experienced executive coach, trainer, and speaker. She has travel around the world with Tony Robbins to train his participants and his other trainers. Kelly has delivered coaching and training extensively throughout Europe and the United States using other experts’ program and her own. Kelly made a 25,000-hour practical study of how to achieve goals that were understandable without interventive. Through her work, she authored a three-book series. Creating a Leader, followed by a three-level program. The program, touted as “a game changer,” helps entrepreneurs, leaders, and productive employees worldwide find solutions to optimize performance while experiencing meaningful growth.
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Session III (May 14)

01:45pm - 03:15pm | Performance Masterclass with Kelly McCormack

01:45pm - 03:15pm | Leadership on Fire with T.K. Geary

03:15pm - 03:30pm | Break

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TK O'Geary, DTM

TK O'Geary
TK O'Geary is an analyst, a performance excellence professional, and a passionate mentor. Her avocation is helping people and organizations make the best choices about their future - whether it be maximizing opportunities, reducing risk and errors, or increasing accuracy and timeliness - while giving a greater voice to their talents. She currently sits on the Board of Directors of New Mexico (NM) MESA, which provides STEM and leadership skills development to New Mexico middle & high school students, and is a past member of the Toastmasters International Boards of Directors, which provides communication and leadership skills development. Honored to be a New Mexico Woman of Influence, a successful Program Manager, and an in-demand Performance Excellence consultant, TK signs her e-mails with "It's Possible." And she believes it IS possible, too. She credits much of her life's positive trajectory to the mentors who nudged, encouraged, and challenged her over the years. She resides in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where Bill Gates founded Microsoft in a garage and where Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon, was born
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District 36 Conference Team

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Closing Session (May 14)

03:30pm - 04:00pm | Closing Announcements

Sunday, May 15

Business Meeting
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Bonnie Maidak

District 36 Director
Bonnie's Bio can be found on the District 36 Executive Leadership Team Page: https://district36.org/executive-team/
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Business Meeting (May 15)

02:00pm - 04:45pm | Business Meeting

 

Monday, May 16

Contest Preparation (By Invitation Only)
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District 36 Conference Team

By Invitation Only

Contest Preparation (May 16, by invitation only)

06:00pm - 08:00pm Contest Briefing

 

 

Tuesday, May 17

Evaluation Contest
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Roger Caesar, DTM

AWARD WINNING SPEAKER | DYNAMIC SPEECH COACH | EMPIRE COACHING
A four-time semifinalist and 3rd place winner at the 2021 World Championship of Public Speaking, founder of Empire Coaching, owner of Caesar Transport. Hall of Fame Public Speaker
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Evaluation Contest (May 17)

06:00pm - 06:05pm | Guest Speaker Welcome (Gwen Miller)

06:05pm - 06:25pm | Guest Speaker: Roger Caesar, DTM

06:30pm - 09:00pm | Evaluation Speech Contest (Contest Master: Pamela Timus. Chief Judge: Toni Ward)

 

Wednesday, May 18

District International Speech Contest
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District 36 Conference Team

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District International Speech Contest (May 18)

06:00pm - 06:05pm | Welcome/Inspirational Note (Sergeant At Arms) 

06:10pm - 09:00pm | International Speech Contest (Contest Master: Trig Ghosh. Chief Judge: Ena Okah)

 

Thursday, May 19

Talent Showcase

Talent Showcase (May 19)

06:30pm - 09:00pm | "Rock the Mic" Talent Contest

 

 

Friday, May 20

Division Night
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District 36 Conference Team

Joint Divisions ABDE Night of Celebrations - 6:00 - 9:00 pm The Divisions ABDE Night of Celebration activities include: • Recognition and Celebration of our 2021-2022 Heroes, • Toastmasters trivia contest, • Hybrid meeting show-and-tell, and • Table Topics exercise. Come party and celebrate with us! Lots of wonderful prizes in store for you to win!! Come prepared to unwind and socialize!!!
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Division Night (May 20)

06:00pm - 09:00pm | Division Night

 

Combined Divisions C, F, and G - 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Confident, Fierce and Gold Toastmasters of Divisions C, F and G!! Join us for fun and excitement at our Multi-Division night on May20, 2022! The fun includes enjoyable scrabble, enticing tabletopics, and exciting Kahoot!!! We will end the night with a fewsongs so we can – in the words of CHIC -- DANCE — DANCE,DANCE, DANCE! You never know what surprises are in store forwinning the games, so come and relax, relate, release!!!
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Saturday, May 21

Luncheon / Hall of Fame
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Willie Jolley

CSP, CPAE, Speaker Hall of Fame Member
There are many motivational speakers, and then there is the one, the only, the incomparable Dr. Willie Jolley. He truly is a renaissance man! He's a triple threat personality and a global thought leader. He is a Hall of Fame speaker, an award-winning singer and a popular national radio and television personality. In addition, he is the author of several international best-selling books. Among other accomplishments, he has achieved the distinction of Certified Speaker Professional (CSP) by the National Speakers Association. And in 2012, was a recipient of the Ron Brown Distinguished Leadership Award. In 2013, he was named "One of the Top 5 Leadership Speakers" by Speaking.com. In 2018, he was named a "Legend of The Speaking Industry" by the Veterans Speakers Association. Dr. Jolley’s philanthropic interests are expressed through his non-profit organization, Jolley Good News, which focuses on helping reduce prison recidivism and encourages youth, particularly urban youth, to pursue leadership and academic excellence. He holds an earned Doctorate (D. Min) Degree in Faith-Driven Achievement from the California Graduate School of Theology, a Master’s Degree in Theology from Wesley Theological Seminary, and a B.A. in Psychology and Sociology from American University. Dr. Willie Jolley resides in Washington, DC and shares his life with his wife, Dee, his two adult children and two grandchildren.
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Luncheon / Hall of Fame (May 21)

College Park Marriott Hotel & Conference Center

3501 University Blvd E, Hyattsville, MD 20783

 

12:00pm – 12:05pm | Opening

12:05pm – 12:35pm | Keynote Speaker IN-PERSON (Willie Jolley)

12:35pm – 01:00 pm | Luncheon (Buffet)

01:00pm – 02:30 pm | Hall of Fame Recognition: Club Growth, Education, and District Director Awards + DTM Awards / DTM Line

 

 

 
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District 36 Conference Team

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Gala (May 21)

College Park Marriott Hotel & Conference Center

3501 University Blvd E, Hyattsville, MD 20783

06:00pm – 06:15pm | Mix-N-Mingle

06:15pm – 06:20pm | Welcome

06:20pm - 06:45pm | Announcement of Contest Winners (AnnMarie Walker)

06:50pm - 07:30pm | Announcement of Incoming District Leaders (Bonnie Maidak) + Installation of Incoming District Leaders (John Kinsman)

07:30pm - 07:45pm | Farewell by District Director & Closing Comments (Bonnie Maidak)

07:45pm - 09:00pm | Dancing (DJ)