PARSIPPANY — Integrated Marketing Consultant, Lynda Starr, DTM, of Parsippany is the newly elected Program Quality Director for District 83 Toastmasters, serving members in metropolitan New Jersey, Rockland County, and Staten Island, New York. Starr is a member of Dining to Speak Toastmasters.
As Program Quality Director, Starr oversees all aspects of education and training with the district. The program quality director is the second ranking member of the district executive committee and presides when the district director is not available.
“I am honored to be called upon by members of the district to help then to achieve their educational goals and to assure the quality of the Toastmasters program within the clubs,” notes Starr. “This year, we are asking all members to challenge themselves by trying something new, be it to take on a new role or to build a new speaking talent. The goal of Toastmasters is learning in moments of enjoyment to develop leadership skills.”
“Lynda Starr, DTM is a dynamic and effective leader that knows wholeheartedly what it takes to win,” notes said Manny Reyes, District Director. “She is assertive and always operates with a sense of urgency, is always ready to help anyone who needs to put the final touch on an almost finished project. I look forward to working with her this year to promote the individual and collective achievement of members and to expand and strengthen the district.”
Lynda Starr, DTM, has been a member of Toastmasters International since October 2006. She has achieved Toastmasters International’s highest honor, Distinguished Toastmasters (DTM). Currently, she serves as Vice-President, Education for Dining to Speak Toastmasters, Fairfield, NJ and is a member of Northern Stars Advanced in Basking Ridge, NJ. She has previously served as district public relations officer, conference chair, and newsletter editor in addition to other club officer roles. An enthusiast of the written word, she has a Master’s Degree in Communication from University of Pennsylvania, and a BA in Communication and Marketing from Rutgers College, New Brunswick, NJ. She is a member of Phi Beta Kappa.
District 83 includes 150 clubs (4,000 members), in Metropolitan New Jersey, Staten Island, and Rockland County, New York. For more information click here.
Toastmasters International is a nonprofit educational organization that teaches public speaking and leadership skills through a worldwide network of clubs. Founded in October 1924, the organization currently has more than 270,000 members in 13,000 clubs in 116 countries. Each week, Toastmasters helps more than a quarter million people of every ethnicity, education and profession build their competence in communication so they can gain the confidence to lead others. For information about local Toastmasters clubs click here.
