Spring Speech Contests complete the annual speech contest cycle for Toastmasters. We are pleased to announce the winners of Toastmasters District 42 Area Evaluation Speech and International Speech contests. They will advance to compete in Division Contests (watch as they are live streamed on the D42 YouTube channel). Make plans to watch the District Competition at the District 42 Success Summit 2021. (You will need to register to be view these.)
DIVISION SPRING CONTESTS DATES
Division Evaluation and International Speech Contests take place during the first half of April.
Audience participation is welcome to view the contests on the D42 YouTube channel. (click on the link)
Please find the dates, times, and viewing information below.
- Division E – Friday, April 16 | 7 – 10 PM (MDT | CST)
DIVISION SPRING CONTESTS WINNERS
DIVISION A EVALUATION CONTEST
First Place – Ken Humphreys (Twin Rivers Club)
Second Place – Russ Dantu (MVP Advanced)
Third Place – Susan Jones (WPTM Communicators)
DIVISION A INTERNATIONAL CONTEST
First Place – Amy Woo (Bow Valley Toastmasters Club)
Second Place – Russ Dantu (MVP Advanced)
Third Place – Antoinette McNeill (WPTM Communicators)
DIVISION B EVALUATION CONTEST
First Place – Deborah Walker (FCC Stubble Jumpers Club)
Second Place – Connie Paus (Wild Oats Club)
Third Place – Keith Lee (BLT Toastmasters Club)
DIVISION B INTERNATIONAL CONTEST
First Place – Ron Russel (Club 13 Toastmasters Club)
Second Place – Marg Ustupski (Toastmasters at Palliser)
Third Place – Lynnette Zotzman (BLT Toastmasters Club)
DIVISION C EVALUATION CONTEST
First Place – Bryce Hodgkinson (Sproule Toastmasters)
Second Place – Luznel Velasquez (The Regulators)
Third Place – Grant Hanna (Chinook Club)
DIVISION C INTERNATIONAL CONTEST
First Place – Robert Wong Tek Kong (Calgary Talking Toastmasters)
Second Place – Angie Hung (Toast of the Town Club)
Third Place – Franco Savoia (Calgary Sunrise Club)
DIVISION D EVALUATION CONTEST WINNERS
First Place – Natasha Kutryk (Calgary Pace Setters Club)
Second Place – Devan MacPherson (Coulee Commentators Club)
Third Place – Adam MacDonald (Rivertown Criers Club)
DIVISION D INTERNATIONAL CONTEST WINNERS
First Place – Matthew Fox (High River Toastmasters)
Second Place – Lisa Branch (Fluor Communicators)
Third Place – Marina Gabor (FAC Toastmasters)
DIVISION E EVALUATION CONTEST WINNERS
First Place – Harvey Taphorn (Literally Speaking)
Second Place – Andre Cronje (Spring Forward Northwest Toastmasters)
Third Place – Chris Marsh-Williams (SMART Speakers)
DIVISION E INTERNATIONAL CONTEST WINNERS
First Place – Tracy Hendsbee (Igniters Club)
Second Place – Darlene Davies (To the Point Club)
Third Place – Michael Emery (Valley Echo Club)
DIVISION F EVALUATION CONTEST WINNERS
First Place – Lynette Theriault (Inspired Toastmasters)
Second Place – Gimalle Crawford (Shepherd Toastmasters Club)
Third Place – Dirk DeGagne (Vibrant Speakers Club)
DIVISION F INTERNATIONAL CONTEST WINNERS
First Place – Dave Dyck (Inspired Toastmasters)
Second Place – Steven Ngo (WAAMtastic Toastmasters)
Third Place – Carol Whyte (ATB Calgary Campus)
AREA CONTEST WINNERS
Congratulations to the following Toastmasters on winning their SPRING Area Contests! What a tremendous job you did at District 42 Area Contests.
| AREA | EVALUATION | INTERNATIONAL |
| A01 | Frances Welsh (Waters Edge Toastmasters) | No Contestant |
| A07 | Natasha Johnson (The Toast Office) | Tony Strickland (3500 Foot Toastmasters Club) |
| A10 | Susan Jones (WPTM Communicators) | Antoinette McNeill (WPTM Communicators) |
| A15 | Ken Humphreys (Twin Rivers Club) | Amy Woo (Bow Valley Toastmasters Club) |
| A27 | Russ Dantu (MVP Advanced) | Russ Dantu (MVP Advanced) |
| B04 | Leanne Woodhouse (Treasure Chest Club) | Don Rossum (Wascana Club) |
| B04 | Kim Korren (Wascana Club) | Debbie Brown (Plains Toastmasters) |
| B09 | Connie Paus (Wild Oats Club) | Ron Russel (Club 13 Toastmasters Club) |
| B09 | Deborah Walker (FCC Stubble Jumpers Club) | Stirling Millar (Downtowners Toastmasters Club) |
| B18 | Marg Ustupski (BLT Toastmasters Club) | Lynnette Zotzman (BLT Toastmasters Club) |
| B18 | Keith Lee (BLT Toastmasters Club) | Marg Ustupski (Toastmasters at Palliser) |
| B24 | Marta Koszmider (UR Toastmasters) | Marta Koszmider (UR Toastmasters) |
| B24 | No second Contestant | No second Contestant |
| C03 | Bryce Hodgkinson (Sproule Toastmasters) | Tracy Knibbs (Sundial Club) |
| C11 | Grant Hanna (Chinook Club) | Robert Wong Tek Kong (Calgary Talking Toastmasters) |
| C17 | James Armstrong (CanOrators Toastmasters Club) | Jackie Harbidge (NHO Toastmasters) |
| C21 | Raj Janakiraman (After Five Toastmasters Club) | Angie Hung (Toast of the Town Club) |
| C22 | Luznel Velasquez (The Regulators) | Franco Savoia (Calgary Sunrise Club) |
| D02 | Devan MacPherson (Coulee Commentators Club) | Catherine Wilde (Coulee Commentators Club) |
| D02 | Heather MacDermid (Coulee Commentators Club) | Terry Egan (Circle T Club) |
| D08 | Adam MacDonald (Rivertown Criers Club) | Marina Gabor (FAC Toastmasters) |
| D08 | No second Contestant | Peace Ilondior (Calgary Emerson Toastmasters Club) |
| D12 | Natasha Garibay (Dynamically Speaking Toastmasters) | Freddi Dogterom (Dynamically Speaking Toastmasters) |
| D12 | No second Contestant | No second Contestant |
| D23 | Lisa Branch (Fluor Communicators Club) | Matthew Fox (High River Toastmasters) |
| D23 | Natasha Kutryk (Calgary Pace Setters Club) | Lisa Branch (Fluor Communicators) |
| E06 | Susan Faber (SMART Speakers) | Trevor Dreher (Igniters Club) |
| E06 | Chris Marsh-Williams (SMART Speakers) | Tracy Hendsbee (Igniters Club) |
| E13 | Andre Cronje (Spring Forward Northwest Toastmasters) | Michael Emery (Valley Echo Club) |
| E13 | Harvey Taphorn (Literally Speaking) | Andre Cronje (Spring Forward Northwest Toastmasters) |
| E19 | Michael Nunn (To the Point Club) | Darlene Davies (To the Point Club) |
| E19 | Michelle Tarrant (Crowfoot Communicators) | Christian Carello (Verbal Gainz Toastmasters Club) |
| E28 | Jim Phoenix (Westhills Club) | Marcus Udokang (Westhills Club) |
| E28 | Jackie Harbidge (Calgary Advanced Toastmasters) | Daisy Wei (Calgary Advanced Toastmasters) |
| F05 | Bob Rodgers (Airdrie Discovery Toastmasters Club) | Carol Whyte (ATB Calgary Campus) |
| F14 | Kimberly Detmold (CREB Talkers Toastmasters Club) | Maria Lau (Foothills Toastmasters Club) |
| F20 | Gimalle Crawford (Shepherd Toastmasters Club) | Atif Mir (Speech Hub Toastmasters) |
| F26 | Dirk DeGagne (Vibrant Speakers Club) | Steven Ngo (WAAMtastic Toastmasters) |
| F29 | Lynette Theriault (Inspired Toastmasters) | Dave Dyck (Inspired Toastmasters) |