Meeting Minutes
South County Toastmasters (#1957)
Meeting Date: July 24, 2019
Meeting Type/Theme: Regular Meeting – Theme: Busy Summers
Meeting Location: Metropolitan Life Building
Called to Order: 7:00 PM
Presiding Officer: Victor Mattison, President
Officer Reports:
- President – No corrections to the meeting minutes from last week. Approved as submitted.
- Rick Puskarich will hold an ask a VPE session on Wednesday, August 14th, 6:00. Members can come to the meeting early and ask the VPE about scheduling, pathways, etc.
- Make up officer training was held on Tuesday night. Three officers attended.
- There will be an SCTM officer meeting on July 31 at 6:00 before the regular meeting.
- Vic reminded that each officer should have a mentor. Please check with Vic if you do not have one.
Committee Reports:
- None
Unfinished Business:
- None
New Business:
- none
Correspondence and Announcements:
- Jim Salih stated as general information that SCTM has been meeting at the MetLife Building since 2006. Alan Kirby confirmed it.
- Kathy Denton suggested that members may not want to be fill-ins because that makes them ineligible for Table Topics. She suggested that we have a policy of letting fill-ins also be eligible for Table Topics.
- There will be a Youth Leadership in mid-September. The exact date and location are still to be determined.
Meeting Roles:
| Toastmaster: Sarah Pitkin |
| Greeter: Howard Brandt |
| Invocator/CLE: J. D. Perper |
| Grammarian: Donna Jordan |
| Time Keeper: Sarah Xu |
| Vote Counter: Jim Salih |
| Ah Counter: Stanley Monteiro |
| Camera Operator: Samira Mudjzic |
| Table Topics: Mark K Spencer |
| General Evaluator: Alan Kirby |
| Joke Master: J.D. Perper |
Speakers and Evaluators:
| Speakers | Evaluators | |
| 1 | Debbie Young | Mike McCarty |
| 2 | Beth Bridwell | Vic Mattison |
| 3 | Rich Puskarich | Kathy Denton |
| 4 | Alan Kirby | Brent Stewart |
Voting:
| Most Improved: | Mike McCarty |
| Best Table Topics: | Jim Salih |
| Best Evaluator: | Kathy Denton |
| Best Speaker: | Rich Puskarich |
Members Present:
| Aden, Abdul | ☒ | |
| Brandt, Howard | ☒ | |
| Bubash, James | ☐ | |
| Butler, Krista | ☒ | |
| Collier, Bill | ☐ | |
| Coupe, Donald | ☐ | |
| Denton, Kathy | ☒ | |
| Harr, Jackie | ☐ | |
| Hartupee, Anne | ☐ | |
| Hendrickson, Carl | ☐ | |
| Hoffman, Casey | ☐ | |
| Hoxha, Eli | ☐ | |
| Jordan, Donna | ☒ | |
| King, Geoff | ☐ | |
| Kirby, Alan | ☒ | |
| Kiser, George | ☒ | |
| Mattison, Victor | ☒ | |
| McCarty, Mike | ☒ | |
| McConnell, Susan | ☒ | |
| Mestdagh, Laurie | ☐ | |
| Monteiro, Stanley | ☒ | |
| Mudjzic, Samira | ☒ | |
| Paul, Jerry | ☐ | |
| Perper, JD | ☒ | |
| Pitkin, Sarah | ☒ | |
| Puskarich, Rich | ☒ | |
| Roll, Sandy | ☐ | |
| Salih, Jim | ☒ | |
| Sheehan, Sean | ☐ | |
| Shields, Dick | ☐ | |
| Smelcer, Zach | ☒ | |
| Spencer, Mary K | ☒ | |
| Stewart, Brent | ☒ | |
| Terrific, Tom | ☐ | |
| VanWinkle, Robert | ☐ | |
| Winheim, Steve | ☐ | |
| Xu, Sarah | ☒ | |
| Young, Debbie | ☒ | |
| Jeannie SpurgeonBeth Bridwell was present also☒ | ☒ |
Meeting Rating: 9.7
Meeting Adjourned: 9:00 pm
Attendance: 23/ 38 members in attendance. – 61% attendance
Visitors: Patrick Hunt, Matt Clark, Adden LaCroix, Erica Connors
Submitted by Eli Hoxha, Secretary
