Meeting Minutes Feb 4th, 2026

South County Toastmasters Club 1957 

Meeting Location: Sunset Hills Community Center

Call to Order:  6:30 p.m.

Guests: Elani Cheney, Gabe Coleman, Zach Rehagen, Matthew Jethro, Nikki Caita

Minutes: Posted

Officer Reports:

President: Brent Stewart

(1) A new system is being implemented: attendees check off their names on a roster at each meeting. The roster helps Table Topics Masters assign participants appropriately, with a focus on including new members.

(2) Table Topics Masters are encouraged to arrive early, review who’s present, and consult the Table Topics Master sheet in club documents to follow proper hierarchy.

(3) Proposal to revert to previous timing signals for speeches: The board decided to table the discussion for further clarification at a later date.

VPE: Jim Salih

(1) The monthly scheduling Google form will be sent out earlier (on February 10 instead of the 12th or 13th)     

(3) The club has enough members to qualifying for the Smedley Distinguished Award; administrative tasks are required to finalize.

VPM: Sylvia Awondatu Members are encouraged to upload profile pictures on the Toastmasters International website for better recognition of our new and returning members.

VPPR: Debbie Young-No Report

Treasurer: Brian Scarpace Successfully completed update of bank credentials and account access.Working to finalize club financial matters.

Sergeant-at-Arms: Amy Kelemen-No Report

Secretary: Tom Braun-No Report

Unfinished Business: None.

Committee Reports: None.

New Business: No Report

Correspondence and Announcements: Situational Awareness – Due to membership growth, the possibility of renting additional space has been raised. General consensus: Expansion would double rent with no guarantee of the same discounted rate for a second room.

Business Meeting Adjourned:  6:47 pm.

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Meeting Theme: Life’s Little Lessons?

Toastmaster:  Jim Bubash

Table Topics: Patrick Hunt

General Evaluator: Jake Mondschein

Grammarian: Rebecca Castillo

Timer: Erin Kutell

Wizard of Ahs: Jim Salih

Vote Counter: Tom Braun / Matt Reinholz

Invocator: Sylvia Awondatu

Jokemaster: Debbie Young

Speaker 1: JD Perper

Speaker 2:  Victor Mattison

Speaker 3: Brent Stewart

Speaker 4: Brian Scarpace

Evaluator 1: Robert VanWinkle

Evaluator 2: Joseph Parks

Evaluator 3: Rich Puskarich

Evaluator 4: Adam Kutell

Word of the Day: TBD

Ah Counter Report: 12

Voting Awards: 

Best Table Topics: Colleen Flynn

Best Speaker: Brian Scarpace

Best Evaluator: Adam Kutell

Most Improved: Brian Scarpace

GE Meeting Rating: 95

Attendance: (Members=22, Guests=5, Total=27)

Awondatu, Sylvia

Bubash, Jim

Braun, Tom

Collier, Bill

Fox, Adam

Held, Andy

Kelemen, Amy

Kiser, George

Kolaks, Vicky

Mattison, Victor

Murphy, Nicholas

Camila Parisotto

Perper, James D

Reinholz, Matt

Romano, Lara

Salih, Jim

Spraggs, Ashley

Stewart, Brent

VanWinkle, Robert

Villas Boas, Cristian

Young, Debbie

Joe Parks

Meeting Adjourned:  8:30

Attendance Streaks > 10 Meetings

Debbie Young37
Vicky Kolaks24

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