Division D

Serving the southern central valley of California, including the cities of Bakersfield, Hanford, Shafter and Visalia in California, and the surrounding communities. 

Events in Division D

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Area Director Resources

As an Area Director you fill a crucial and fulfilling role that helps hone leadership, mentoring, and networking skills. There is an excellent article about this from Toastmasters International. You can read that article by clicking here. Plenty of Toastmasters...

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Area Director Club Visit Reports

Area Directors are required to visit each of their clubs at least twice a year. During these visits they are witnessing the clubs meetings and interactions to see if a club is on track to maintain a healthy successful status. Often times people ask me what do the Area...

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2023-2024 District 33 Hall of Fame

Our next District 33 Hall of Fame is on 16 NOV 2024. This event is used to recognize Clubs and Members achievements. It is also the opportunity to acknowledge our District Leadership Team for their service as a District Officer or District Leader.  The Hall of Fame...

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Club Success Plans

The Club Success Plan is a helpful tool to assist your club in achieving Distinguished status. This plan is broken intofive sections, along with an area to list contributing members and a list of created action items. With a solid plan andteamwork, your club will be...

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Membership Renewal Status

March 2025 We are now entering the second Membership Renewal period of the year. Dues remain $60.00 for the current six-month period and need to be paid by March 31, 2025. The one-time fee for brand new members also remains at $20.00. All clubs need at least eight...

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Membership Renewal Status as of 20240914

It’s renewal time, how many of your club members renewed their dues for this period? For any given club in Toastmasters to remain a viable club, each club must have a minimum of 8 members. The Division goal is to have all clubs at Charter strength by the end of the...

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20240914 Div H Two Minute Report

The following two minute report was presented at the DEC and DCC meetings on Sept 14, 2024 for Division H status: Division H Director - 2 minute report by Jim Kearney, DTM Three Area Directors – Juanda Ford, Britney Brimm, Mary Reyes Membership Goals 1 new member per...

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Jim Kearney

Jim Kearney

Division D Director

Jim Kearney has been a Toastmaster since 2016, and has served in most club officer roles and many district leader roles. Jim specializes in guiding members toward earning their DTM. His montra is “You are not in this alone”

Ernesto Osuna Hernandez

Area D1 Director, 2025-26

  • Gift of Gab #3470
  • Downtown Toastmasters Club #7374
  • Downtown Overachievers #1035764
  • Downtown Soul Speakers #7135216

Paul Sanftner

Area D2 Director, 2025-26

  • Golden Empire Club #270
  • Speak Up Toastmasters #8487
  • Moo Communicators #6538828
  • Golden Empire Overachievers #7843837
  • Chevron SJV #28676093

Deborah Allmon, DTM

Area D3 Director, 2025-26

  • City of Bakersfield #28675739
  • Wonderful Orchards #28676587
  • Memorial Hospital Toastmasters #28677504
  • Bolthouse Fresh Foots Toastmasters (BFF) #28677883

Jackie Larson

Area D4 Director, 2025-26

  • Membership Masters #7740599
  • DTM Toastmasters Club #28675752
  • Visalia Toastmasters #1444338
  • Reach For The Stars #6829435
  • Hanford Toastmasters #4680115

Useful Links

Toastmasters International: Toastmasters International – Home
Dashboard for District 33: District Performance
District 33 Toastmasters: Home – District 33 Toastmasters
Club Building Strategy Guide for Districts: Toastmasters International -Club Building Strategy Guide for Districts

District Leadership Handbook: 222 District Leader Handbook
District Recognition Program: 1490 District Recognition Program
Distinguished Club Program: 1111 Distinguished Club Program
Area & Division Director Training Manual: 206fg-dlt-thrive-in-the-drp.pdf

Club Leadership Handbook: 1310 Club Leadership Handbook
Successful Club Series: Toastmasters International -The Successful Club Series Set
Leadership Excellence Series: Toastmasters International -The Leadership Excellence Series Set
Club Success Plan: 1111CSP Club Success Plan
Club Officer Training: Toastmasters International -Leading the Club to Success
Master Your Club Meetings: 1312 Master Your Meetings
Meeting Roles and Responsibilities: Toastmasters International -Meeting Roles and Responsibilities
New Member Profile Sheet: 1162F New Member Profile
Member Interest Survey: 403-member-interest-survey.pdf
Club Quality Checklist: Toastmasters International -Club Quality Checklist

Moments of Truth – Chart: 290B Moments Of Truth Chart
Moments of Truth – Handout: 290H Moments of Truth Handout
Moments of Truth – Slides: 290-moments-of-truth-ppt.pptx
Moments of Truth – Guide Book: 290A Moments of Truth

Dues Renewals FAQ – Toastmasters International – Renewal Dues
Self Pay FAQ – Toastmasters International – Self-Pay
Club Re-Instatement FAQ – Toastmasters International – Club Reinstatement
Reasons To Renew – Toastmasters International – Members Give Reasons to Renew
Winning Back Old Members – Toastmasters International – Win Them Back!
Speech Contests FAQ – Toastmasters International – Speech Contests

2025/2026 Speech Contest Rule Book: 1171 Speech Contest Rulebook
International Speech Contest Kit: Toastmasters International -International Speech Contest Kit
Humorous Speech Contest Kit: Toastmasters International -Humorous Speech Contest Kit
Evaluation Speech Contest Kit: Toastmasters International -Evaluation Speech Contest Kit
Tall Tales Speech Contest Kit: Toastmasters International -Tall Tales Speech Contest Kit
Table Topics Speech Contest Kit: Toastmasters International -Table Topics Speech Contest Kit

Toastmaster Magazine: Toastmasters International -Magazine
The Leader Letter: Toastmasters International -2025 August Club Leader Letter Email
Boosting The Club Coach Program: Toastmasters International -Boosting the Club Coach Program

Club Event Resources: Toastmasters International -Club Events
How To Rebuild a Toastmaster Club: 1158 How to Rebuild a Toastmasters Club
Membership Growth Manual: 1159 Membership Growth
Club Building Strategy – Toastmasters International -Club Building Strategy Guide for Districts
How To Join Toastmasters – Toastmasters International -How to Join
Why Toastmasters – Toastmasters International -why-toastmasters
Membership Testimonials – Toastmasters International -Member Testimonials
My First Meeting – Toastmasters International -My First Meeting
Club Experience Video – Toastmasters International -The Club Experience
New Member welcome Video – Toastmasters International -Welcome New Members
Club Meeting Roles Explained – Toastmasters International -Club Meeting Roles

Leadership Excellence Series: Toastmasters International -The Leadership Excellence Series Set
Successful Club Series: Toastmasters International -The Successful Club Series Set
Meeting Roles and Responsibilities: Toastmasters International -Meeting Roles and Responsibilities
Leading the Club to Success: Toastmasters International -Leading the Club to Success
Club Building Strategy: Toastmasters International -Club Building Strategy Guide for Districts