Transformational Pathways

Osama Tawi will take on a new role as Club Growth Director for the entire District 46 by July 2021.

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Evelyn Marrero is Principal Financial Investigator at the New York County District Attorney’s Office. She is involved in cases in the areas of White Collar Crimes - Money Laundering and Tax Crimes.

Evelyn seats as the Growth Director of all Toastmasters District 46 but will eventually take on a new role as a Program Quality Director for the entire District 46 by July 2021.

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Jan Paul Roodbol is the VP for Corporate Treasury: International Capital Management at MetLife. He has 30 years of experience in the life insurance industry. These are some of the highlights about Jan Paul:

• Broad experience in financial management, financial/business modeling skills, understanding how profits are generated, and the multi-dimensional nature of business.
• Experience in internationalization strategy development and execution, from strategic planning and financial analysis to project management and implementation.
• Communication skills, including English, Dutch, German, French, and Afrikaans.

Since joining Toastmasters in 2013 Jan-Paul has also had a variety of roles in Toastmasters, including club leadership roles as well as district roles and is now the incoming District 46 Director.  

Jan Paul is very passionate about Toastmasters. He has experienced the positive impact it has had on him, and he has seen the life-changing growth in others. He has been inspired by senior toastmasters who keep on giving back. His vision is to continue the foundation they have in the District, involving a broad range of fellow toastmasters to focus on facilitating growth in club officers to ensure clubs offer quality experiences that meet members' needs. He also focuses on establishing new clubs to expand the reach of the wonderful organization of Toastmasters. 

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Mary is an information professional with extensive experience working in various legal settings – including academic institutions, government agencies, and Am Law 100 firms. She has particular expertise in banking, securities, and legislative materials. Mary has also worked for several legal information providers – gaining experience handling user education, customer support, and contract proposals/negotiations.

Mary is also an elected leader in Rotary International, one of the world's oldest and largest service organizations, serving as District Governor for District 7230 during 2020-21. As District Governor, she and her team serve the 44 Rotary, 8 Rotaract, and multiple Interact clubs in greater New York City (Bronx, Manhattan, Staten Island, & Westchester County) and on Bermuda. Mary is a member and Past President of the Rotary Club of Metro New York City.

Find out more and reach out to Mary Eileen Shackleton through the following links below.

• Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/mary.e.shackleton
• Website - https://rotary7230.org/

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Pat Johnson is an Ontological coach and the President of Pat Johnson & Associates who is also an Affiliate/Mentor at Accomplishment Coaching who specializes in empowering individuals who wish to create their dreams into reality. She also served as the International President for the Toastmasters International from 2010 - 2011, making her the fifth woman and the only Canadian woman to serve in this prestigious role.

As a seasoned professional backed with leadership experience in corporate, government, non-for-profit, and entrepreneurial industries, Pat offers more than 30 years of experience not just working in policy, career development and strategic planning but also in organizational development and delivery and evaluation of programs in adult education. Also with her international experience as a speaker and trainer, she is skilled in conflict resolution, negotiation, and mediation. Being in a position with great influence at Toastmasters international, Pat credits the organization in helping her learn how to support others and become a cheerleader for their projects. 

Having joined the communication and leadership organization in 1983, Pat was immediately involved in the communication portion of the program and she later on found her way into assuming consecutive leadership roles - from leading the province of British Columbia to the Top 15 in the world of Toastmasters out of the 83 Districts in 2001 - 2002, to being elected to serve as the International Director on the International Board of Toastmasters International in 2004 - 2006, she was elected to serve as, until finally assuming the highest position in the organization in 2010 - 2011. 

Being a World Class Certified Speaker Coach, Pat is a well known keynote speaker and educator across the globe who works with individual speakers at various levels of their speaking development. Through her unique understanding of global leadership, she’s very much passionate about the transformative work for an individual’s empowered future.

Find out more and reach out to Pat Johnson through her email - [email protected] and website - http://patjohnsonspeaks.com/. 

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Patricia Kidwingira is the District 26 Director of Toastmasters District 46 Greater New York City who doubles as an International Auditor at UNICEF, the United Nation Children’s Fund. 

Patricia firmly believes in the power of education because of the way it has changed and shaped her life and gave her the privilege to visit around a hundred countries on five continents. Having grown up in Burundi, Africa, to a big family with 7 siblings, Patricia’s parents placed great value in her education, which she pursued at an intercontinental level from Africa, Europe, and the United States as she’s earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from Universite Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) – Belgium. She Acquired her MBA in International Business from American Intercontinental University. 

Fast forward to today, Patricia has over 25 years of audit experience and working in almost 100 countries for both external and internal functions in the private sector and the United Nations. She’s a part-time lecturer at the University of Burundi and Rwanda for Econometrics and Local Planning. She holds multiple international certifications such as Leading Professional in Ethics & Compliance (LPEC) Certification - Ethics and Compliance Institute (ECI), COSO Certification, Certification in Risk Management Assurance (CRMA) - the Institute of Internal Auditor (IIA), Leadership online course with Harvard Business Corporate Learning (Harvard Manage mentor), Executive Leadership Certificate - eCornell, and Certification in control self-assessment (CCSA) - IIA. She’s also the recipient of many awards in her years of experience, including the World Voices President Distinguished Award in 2016 and being the Most Distinguished Toastmaster in 2019. 

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