LEADERSHIP
District Leaders
IN THIS SECTION
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Meet the dedicated leaders who serve District 217's members and clubs. From the District Trio to Area Directors, our team is committed to helping every member grow as a communicator and leader.
Past District Directors and Governors →
2026-2027
District Leadership Team
The District Leadership Team is composed of the Trio plus key district managers. Together, they champion the success of every member and club across D217.
Meet the Trio
Bryant Pergerson
district director
Misty Mitchell
program quality director
Terrence Armstrong
Club growth director
District Management Support
Meet the Administration, Public Relations and Finance managers — the backbone of district operations.
Ann Russell
administration Manager
Sandy Campbell
Public Relations & Marketing Manager
Joleen Rasmussen
Finance Manager
David Lindquist
Immediate Past District Director District 117
David Jones
IMMEDIATE PAST DISTRICT DIRECTOR DISTRICT 37
Sharon Durgin
Immediate past district director District 58
COMMITTEES
District Chairs & Ambassadors
These volunteers support district operations, conferences, contests, and community initiatives.
DISTRICT CHAIRS
Glenda Edwards
Credentials Chair
Michael Beach
Audit Chair
Meri Lynch
District Timer
Glenn Scales
Logistics Manager
Glenda Edwards
Community Involvement Chair
Alicia Hughes
historian
Peggy Beach
historian
Open Position
Parliamentarian
PROGRAM QUALITY TEAM
LaBrenda Slayton
Conference Co-Chair
Open Position
Conference Co-Chair
Julie Richardt
Education Co-Chair
Dawn Webb
Education Co-Chair
Peggy Beach
Club Officer Training Co-Chair
Open Position
Club Officer Training Co-Chair
Allen Assaid
Contest Chair
Alicia Hughes
Chief Judge
Deb Lee
TLI Co-Chair
Open Position
TLI Co-Chair
LaBrenda Slayton
Pathways Co-Chair
Lillian Falciglia
Pathways Co-chair
Oliver Hartmann
Sponsorchip Co-Chair
Open Position
Sponsorship Co-Chair
CLUB GROWTH TEAM
Meri Lynch
Club extension
Co-chair
Open Position
club extension
Co-Chair
LaTricia Smith
Club Quality
Co-Chair
Open Position
Club Quality
Co-Chair
Lillian Falciglia
Club Retention
Co-Chair
Open Position
Club Retention Co-Chair
David Lindquist
Club New Source
Co-chair
Open Position
Club New Source
Co-Chair
Renee Wilson
YLP Co-Chair
Jan Nichols
YLP Co-Chair
Jessica Keyes
YLP Co-chair
FIELD LEADERSHIP
Division & Area Directors
Division and Area Directors serve as the vital link between the district and individual clubs. They visit clubs, support officers, and champion excellence on the ground.
DIVISION A
Janeen Duncan
DIVISION A DIRECTOR
Robbie Greene
AREA 1 DIRECTOR
CLUBS
Land Of Sky Club · Four Seasons Toastmasters · New Dimensions Toastmasters · Ridgefield Toastmasters
Rob Heskettk
AREA 2 DIRECTOR
CLUBS
Asheville Toastmasters Club · Asheville Speechcrafters · Advanced Toastmasters of Asheville · McDowell NC Toastmasters
Laney Clark
AREA 3 DIRECTOR
CLUBS
Gastonia Toastmasters Club · Dye Hard Club · Catawba Valley Toastmasters Club · High Country Toastmasters · Cleveland County Communicators Toastmasters
Elizabeth Lineberger
AREA 4 DIRECTOR
CLUBS
Ship Masters · Microsoft Charlotte Toastmasters · AlphaBravoCollins · Compass Speaks Out · Corning Charlotte Toastmasters
DIVISION B
Akhtar Malik
DIVISION B DIRECTOR
Todd Serulneck
AREA 11 DIRECTOR
CLUBS
Rock Hill Club · Fort Mill Toastmasters Club · Truck Masters Club · LPL Carolinas Toastmasters
Michelle Thevaos
AREA 12 DIRECTOR
CLUBS
Ballantyne Toastmasters · Ballantyne Lunch Toastmasters · Bank of America Toastmasters at Ballantyne · Stagecoach Speakers Ballantyne · Toastmasters of Waxhaw
Steve Krupa
AREA 13 DIRECTOR
CLUBS
Steele Creek Toastmasters Club · Southpark Toastmasters Club · FUN Toastmasters Club · Sealed Air Charlotte Toastmasters · Transformation Toastmasters
Colin Stifler
AREA 14 DIRECTOR
CLUBS
Queen City Toastmasters Club · Stadium Overlook Club · Public Service Club · 26th Judicial District · Novant Health IT
Mary Roca
AREA 15 DIRECTOR
CLUBS
Ally Leaders Circle · Gateway To Speaking Excellence Club · Bank of America Uptown Toastmasters Club · High Energy Club · Wells Fargo Stagecoach Speakers Uptown Charlotte
DIVISION C
Sai Divijender KVK
DIVISION C DIRECTOR
Janine Williams
AREA 21 DIRECTOR
CLUBS
Etc - Etc · University City Toastmasters Club · Wells Fargo CIC Toastmasters Club · East Coast Electric Toasters · High Altitude Storytellers
Stefanie Sager
AREA 22 DIRECTOR
CLUBS
Lake Norman Toastmasters Club · Advanced Communicators of Charlotte · B4 Nine Toastmasters · ATD Toastmasters · Trimedx Toastmasters
Michelle Bennett
AREA 23 DIRECTOR
CLUBS
Toastmasters at the Lake · Lowe's Home Improvement · FunnyBone 2 · Kenton Place Toastmasters
Carolyn Jenkins
AREA 24 DIRECTOR
CLUBS
City Startup Labs · Goldmine Toastmasters Club · TIAA Toastmasters of the Carolinas · People Growing Together · Eat Your Words Toastmasters
DIVISION D
Roland Lambe
DIVISION D DIRECTOR
Jayne Warbinton
AREA 31 DIRECTOR
CLUBS
High Point Toastmasters Club · Mainstream Club · Northwestern Toastmasters Club · Empire Toastmasters Club · Winston-Salem Toastmasters · NC Professionals
Open Position
AREA 32 DIRECTOR
CLUBS
Triad Toastmasters Club · Sunrise Toastmasters Club · Carolina Christian Toastmasters · Good Growth Toastmasters · Aggie Toastmasters
Melanie Lawson
AREA 33 DIRECTOR
CLUBS
Greensboro Toastmasters Club · Lincoln Financial Toastmasters· Blue Moon Advanced Toastmasters · Mprovmasters · NC Professionals · Talk Of The Town Toastmasters · Arch MI Toastmasters
Alan Young
AREA 34 DIRECTOR
CLUBS
Expressive Leaders · The Progressive Toastmasters · Burlington Toastmastsers · Speak Up! · Mebane Toastmasters
DIVISION E
Jim Stubanas
DIVISION E DIRECTOR
Ken Taylor
AREA 41 DIRECTOR
CLUBS
Bull City · City Talk · Bell Tower · Chapel Hill · After 5 Bell Tower
Amy Stephan
AREA 42 DIRECTOR
CLUBS
Durham · Duke · True Blue · Blue Devil · City Talk · DCo Toastmasters · Lunchtime Toastmasters
Phoebe Thermitus
AREA 43 DIRECTOR
CLUBS
Rx Toastmasters · Talking Together · Smart Talk · RTP · Knowledge Into Practice · Alexandria Toastmasters
Deepika Chauan
AREA 44 DIRECTOR
CLUBS
R.I.E.L. · Speakin' Ezy TM · Syngenta Toast Whisperers · BASF AgVocates · ADI Techmasters
DIVISION F
Antoine Basquiat
DIVISION F DIRECTOR
Jan Nichols
AREA 51 DIRECTOR
CLUBS
UNC One Talk · Talkers@Cisco · TechTalk TM · Leadership Lab · NC Project Leaders
Mark Inge
AREA 52 DIRECTOR
CLUBS
RDU TM · Schneider Electric · HSNC Toastmasters · Cary · Born
Pamela Flemions
AREA 53 DIRECTOR
CLUBS
Metlife Innovators Toastmasters · Gateway Toastmasters · Centre Green · Softtalk · RRAR Toastmasters
Open Position
AREA 54 DIRECTOR
CLUBS
Speaking Professionally TM · Carylina · Apex · Better Communication Professionals (B-C-P) Cary TM · Toastmasters Club of the Sandhills ·ABB Speaks
Shelly Ryder
AREA 55 DIRECTOR
CLUBS
Central Carolina · Pittsboro · Pfizer Sanford · Fuquay Varina · Holly Springs Toastmasters
DIVISION G
Maxine Terry
DIVISION G DIRECTOR
Jazmine Sutton
AREA 61 DIRECTOR
CLUBS
Madd Chatters Club · Top Triangle · Uninterruptible and Professional Speakers (UPS) · SECU Toastmasters · Martin Marietta Toastmasters
Stephanie Hope
AREA 62 DIRECTOR
CLUBS
Coastal Credit Union · Tarheel · Bush Street Toastmasters · Altera/Veradigm Toastmasters · Raleigh Talkmasters · Well Said Toastmasters
Gabriel Peragine
AREA 63 DIRECTOR
CLUBS
Campus Toastmasters · Step Up Speakers' Circle · Capital City · Raleigh · In Good Company
Krishnaveni Padmanabhan
AREA 64 DIRECTOR
CLUBS
We Are Wake · Open Voice · High Noon · Oak City Toastmasters · RITSC
Krina Armstrong
AREA 65 DIRECTOR
CLUBS
MoneyTalks · Centennial Visioneers · Mid-Day Cabaret · Soaring Eagles · Hi-Rise Toasters
DIVISION H
Roderick Gooden
DIVISION H DIRECTOR
LaTricia Smith
AREA 71 DIRECTOR
CLUBS
Cape Fear · Bronco · All American Toastmasters · Fayetteville Trojan Toastmasters · Chamber Chatter
Brian Vinciguerra
AREA 72 DIRECTOR
CLUBS
Grand Strand Toastmasters Myrtle Beach · Rivertown Toasters Club · Port City Toastmasters · Wilmington · Brunswick County
Roberta Gelin
AREA 73 DIRECTOR
CLUBS
Jacksonville · Morehead City · New Bern · Cherry Point
Sonja Brooks
AREA 74 DIRECTOR
CLUBS
Kinston · SIEMENS Xcelerators - USA · Clayton Area TMs (CAT) · Goldsboro · Speak with Intention
Judy Stubanas
AREA 75 DIRECTOR
CLUBS
Bedford ·Wake Forest · The Toast of Wake Forest · Rocky Mount · Novonesis Toastmasters · River City TM