Simon Calderbank
The President opens and closes meetings, welcomes guests, fills in for other roles when vacant/absent, liases with Area Governor on office training, chairs committee meetings.
Club Committee
Didsbury Speakers is run by a committee of members elected annually by the club members. The current officers for the 2019-20 year are shown below (click each role for more information).
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President
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Vice-President Education
Achille Ramambason
Encourages members to book speeches and schedule them, assigns mentors and encourages members to attend meetings and progress with CC & CL.
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Vice-President Membership
Deborah Beresford & John Champion
Welcomes guests to the room and collect their details, sends an e-mail follow up encouraging them to come back or join. Enters membership details on D71.
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Vice-President Public Relations
Kate Gwinn
Updates club information on website and manages Social Media Footprint & potentially SEO / PPC with budget.
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Treasurer
Colin Mazurkiewicz
Manages the cash, registering members on TI and paying dues, completing accounts return to TI.
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Secretary
Natalie Kay
Records minutes of club meetings and helps to engage members who have not attended for a while.
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Webmaster
Karen Lee Turner
Manages updates and provides support to users of both D71 and Didsbury Speakers websites.
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Immediate Past President
Geoff Hodge
Supports new committee in their roles and helps out wherever required.
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Sergeant at Arms
Kate Bargery
Meets and greets, opens the night and brings all the equipment.
The committee is elected to serve a year which runs from July to June. Elections for the commitee take place in May every year, and any member of the club (it doesn't matter how long you have been a member), can stand for election for any position.
