The District 39 Fall Conference was held November 7-8 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Sacramento, CA. Finalists from all nine divisions competed for the Humorous Speech Contest and the Evaluation Contest titles. In addition, Immediate Past District Governor Joey Waldrop announced the winners of the 2013-2014 Toastmaster of the Year, Division Governor of the Year, and Area Governor of the Year awards. District 39 also awarded California Chief Justice Tani Gorre Cantil-Sakauye with this year’s Communication and Leadership Award.
Marisa Shadrick, Rachel Ringenbach, Ruth Schwartz
Humorous Speech Contest
1st place – Ruth Schwartz (Empire Toastmasters Club, Grass Valley, CA)
2nd place – Rachel Ringenbach (Amped Toastmasters Club, Reno, NV)
3rd place – Marisa Shadrick (Toast at Noon, Redding, CA)
Brian Hatano DTM, Alice Pongracz, Michael Hansen, Cheryl Weibling
Evaluation Contest
1st place – Alice Pongracz (Kaiser Thrive Talkers, Roseville, CA)
2nd place – Michael Hansen (Skillbuilders Toastmasters, Citrus Heights, CA)
3rd place – Cheryl Weibling (Sunset Speakers, Red Bluff, CA)
Larry Shields, Joey Waldrop DTM
Tina Machado DTM, Pat Knight DTM, Joey Waldrop DTM
Toastmaster of the Year – Larry Shields
Division Governor of the Year – Pat Knight
Area Governor of the Year – Tina Machado
District Governor Award – Sue Eisberg
Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye, District Governor Brian Hatano, DTM
Communication and Leadership Award – Tani Gorre Cantil-Sakauye (Chief Justice of the California Supreme Court and the California judiciary)
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