Toastmasters History
San Francisco Toastmasters is a chartered club of Toastmasters International, a non-profit organization governed by a board of directors elected by the membership. The first Toastmasters club was established on October 22, 1924, in Santa Ana, California, by Dr. Ralph C. Smedley, who conceived and developed the idea of helping others to speak more effectively. More clubs were formed, and Toastmasters International was incorporated under California law on December 19, 1932.

Toastmasters International's business and services are administered by its world headquarters, located in Rancho Santa Margarita, California. It employs no paid promoters or instructors. It has no salaried staff except the Executive Director and World Headquarters staff, who provide services to the Clubs and Districts.

Our Club History
San Francisco Toastmasters was chartered in June 1975 within District 4 as Club 1771.

OFFICERS (effective January 1 through June 30, 2012):

President:
Stafford Jacobs III, CL      president@sf-toastmasters.org

Vice President of Education:
Nicole Arboleda               education@sf-toastmasters.org
      Co-VP: Helen Chao, CC, CL
      Director Competent Leadership: Lindsey Ollman, CC, CL

Vice President of Membership:
Stephanie Hill            vpmembership@sf-toastmasters.org

Vice President of Public Relations:
Laure Williams, CC (VP)                  pr@sf-toastmasters.org
      Committee: Cindy Yu (newsletter), Kumar Pritam (events), Andrew Schmelling (video)

Secretary:
Ana Quinonez                 secretary@sf-toastmasters.org
      assistant: Kumar Pritam

Treasurer:
Laurie Ochs            treasurer@sf-toastmasters.org

Sergeant at Arms:
Ben Hunter                          saa@sf-toastmasters.org
      assistant SAA, Tim Chong

Webmaster:
Terry Joyce, CC, CL          webmaster@sf-toastmasters.org<
      assistant, Juan Pablo Puerta

Videographer:
Leah Laxamana                     video@sf-toastmasters.org

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