ABOUT TOASTMASTERS

District Overview
Toastmasters District 21 encompasses 113 clubs and over 1,500 members across the province of British Columbia, Canada. Toastmasters International is a worldwide nonprofit educational organization that empowers individuals to become more effective communicators and leaders. Since 1924, Toastmasters International has helped people from diverse backgrounds become more confident speakers, communicators and leaders. District 21 provides support and training programs to the clubs assigned to district 21.
Interested in joining? You can get in touch with us by sending an email at info@d21tm.org
Leadership Team
Introducing the members of our district leadership team. Their hard work and dedication to Toastmasters enables the organization to thrive across British Columbia.

District Director
Gene Vickers
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Program Quality Director
Virginia Keast
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Club Growth Director
Shakeel Gaya
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Administration Manager
Open Position
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Finance Manager
Connie Huang
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Public Relations Manager
Torsten Lenk
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Immediate Past District Director
Karen Burgess
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District History
District 21 was born in August 1946 at the Toastmasters International Convention in Seattle, Washington. At the time, District 21 was five Toastmasters clubs in British Columbia. In the years since District 21 has built new clubs, more communicators and powerful leaders who have served at all levels of the organization and beyond.
District 21 grew to more than 300 clubs in all of British Columbia before officially splitting into two districts on July 1, 2014. Today District 21 encompasses all Toastmasters clubs on Vancouver Island, the Lower Mainland south of the Fraser River up into the interior.
