District 82 of Toastmasters International announced leadership appointments for the Executive Committee 2021/2022 at the Annual Business Meeting 2020/2021 held online on May 21 2021.
Toastmasters International is a worldwide non-profit educational organization empowering individuals to become more effective communicators and leaders. Since its inception in 1983, Sri Lanka Toastmasters has a nearly 30-year legacy that has produced excellent speakers, produced a Toastmasters International World Champion of Public Speaking and a Toastmasters International President. In 2020, after a rich 14-year history collaborating with India, Sri Lanka was inaugurated into its own district.
In its first year, District 82 successfully continued its district mission to build new clubs and support all clubs in achieving excellence, ranking World No. 1 in Clubs with 20+ members, World No. 5 in Membership Payments, World No. 2 in Distinguished Club status, and World No. 1 in Pathways Enrolment. With the appointment of the new Executive Committee 2021/2022, Sri Lanka Toastmasters will continue this tradition of excellence and bear the torch of Toastmasters International so that the country will shine on the world stage.Srianthie Salgado, DTM, has been appointed as the District Director. Leveraging her extensive experience in education, Srianthie will lead D82 Toastmasters Sri Lanka overseeing and managing the District’s daily operations.
She will work closely with the District leaders to help fulfill these responsibilities and empower the District leadership team to work together toward the District mission, while supporting them in their development as a leader. She has been a member of Toastmasters since 2005 and brings over 15 years of experience in strategic planning and procedure development to her mission in strengthening each club in the district by providing the tools and knowledge needed to enhance the Pathways program delivering quality speeches.
Srianthie is a member of Lyceum Toastmasters Club – Nugegoda. Nisal Weerakoon, DTM, has been appointed as the Program Quality Director. Nisal is the former Club Growth Director 2020/2021. He will lead District 82 in all aspects of education and training within the District, where he will drive the support of quality club programming efforts, promoting the Distinguished Club Program, and planning and executing the District conference. Nisal is a member of Voice of Colombo Toastmasters Club.
Mahinda Karunakara, DTM, has been appointed as the Club Growth Director. Mahinda will oversee all aspects of marketing, club-building, member- and club-retention efforts within the District, and define an overall marketing strategy for the District, developing outreach and retention efforts with existing community and corporate clubs. As the Club Growth Director, Mahinda will support challenged clubs to help them become distinguished. Mahinda is a member of Bcis Toastmasters Club.
“Nisal and Mahinda each bring expertise and experience to support the District mission, uphold the legacy of Toastmasters, and to take District 82 to new heights in the future,” said Srianthie Salgado. “Their leadership further strengthens and empowers our District leadership team and the clubs to capitalize on the opportunities that Pathways offers so that every member can fulfill Ralph Smedley’s ideals at Toastmasters, where leaders are made.”
All appointments are effective from July 1 2021. District 82 also announced Division Directors from flowing Toastmasters Clubs (TMC)
Division A: Shanaka Wijesinghe, DTM from Dialog TMC, Division B: Jeewana Pradeep, TM from AATSL Emerging TMC, Division C: Selvendran Mariathasan, DTM from Braybrooke TMC, Division D: Lankika P Ariyasinghe, TM from Bank of Ceylon TMC, Division E: Moditha Sendanayake, DTM from Horana TMC, Division F: Eranga Dilhan, TM from Siyane TMC, Division G: Rasika Senaratne, DTM from Pinnacle Advanced TMC, Division H: Mohamed Rifnaz, DTM from Anuradhapura TMC, Division I: Hisham Yasir, DTM from Expolanka TMC.
Finance Manager: Ruwan Jayasooriya, DTM from Siyane TMC, Administration Manager: Viruli de Silva, TM from The Colombo TMC, Public Relations Manager: Inshaf Mohammed, DTM from Voice of Colombo TMC and Immediate Past District Director: Noorul Munawwara, DTM from Kandy TMC
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