Division B Contests

Fall 2009

Contests were held on October 13th, 2009 at the Connecticut State Legislative Offices, Hartford

Evaluation Contest Results

• 1st place: Roger Brown - West Hartford Toastmasters
• 2nd place: Karl Lee Brady, Jr. - Stag Toastmasters
• 3rd place: Judy Omphroy - Healthcare Toastmasters 

Humorous Speech Contest Results

• 1st place: Michael Aron - Greater Hartford Toastmasters 
• 2nd place: Martin Magnusson - One State Street Toastmasters
• 3rd place: James Taylor -  Aetna L & C  Toastmasters

Special thanks to Ian Neveu, for his entertaining and engaging test speech, to our Chief Judge, Julia Stack (Area B1 Assistant Governor) and to our Contest Toastmaster, Michael O'Brien (District 53 HPL Coordinator). 

Division B Area Contests

Fall 2006

Area B1

Contests were held on October 3, 2006 at The Phoenix Building on Constitution Plaza in Hartford CT.

• Humorous Speech Contest Results
  • 1st place - Ben Sevilla, Health Care (Hartford Hospital Toastmasters 
  • 2nd place - Rich Couture, One State Street Toastmasters 
  • Participating - Sid Yudowitch, Travelers Noontime Toastmasters and Rick Kominowski, United Health Group Toastmasters
• Evaluation Speech Contest Results
  • 1st place - Louisa Macahdo, Health Care Toastmasters (Hartford Hospital)
  • 2nd place - Rich Couture, One State Street Toastmasters
  • Participating - Richard Woodward, Travelers Noontime Toastmasters
    Judy Meyer, United Health Group Toastmasters

Area B2

Contests were held on Tuesday, October 10, 2006 at the Bloomfield Senior Center in Bloomfield, CT.

• Humorous Speech Contest Results
  • 1st place – Steve Gondek, CIGNA Lunchtime Toastmasters
  • 2nd place – Ted Ostrowski, Bloomfield Toastmasters
  • 3rd place - Steve Lombardi, Talcott View Toastmasters
  • Evaluation Speech Contest Results
• • 1st place – Sarah Santora, CIGNA Lunchtime Toastmasters
  • 2nd place - Bette McIntire, Bloomfield Toastmasters
  • 3rd place - Irene Kuzara, CIGNA After Hours Toastmasters

Area B3

 Contests were held on September 20, 2006 at Hartford Life in Windsor, CT

Humorous Speech Contest Results

• 1st place - Martina Williamson @Lifespeed Toastmasters
• 2nd place - Robert Talaga, Talk It Up Toastmasters
• Evaluation Speech Contest Results
• 1st place - Roger Brown Greater Hartford Toastmasters
• 2nd place - Robert Talaga, Talk It Up Toastmasters
• 3rd place - Chris Salmoiraghi @Lifespeed Toastmasters
•                                                Area B4
  Contests were held on October 4, 2006 at The Hartford, Asylum St, Hartford, CT

Humorous Speech Contest Results

• 1st place - Roger Brown, West Hartford Toastmasters
• 2nd place - William Barton, Stag Club Toastmasters
• 3rd place - Jeff Stock, Aetna Toastmasters

Evaluation SpeechContest Results

• 1st place - Roger Gato Aetna Toastmasters
• 2nd place - Jerry Bloom, West Hartford Toastmasters

• Area B5

Contests were held on Tuesday, October 10, 2006 at the
State Comptroller’s Office, 55 Elm Street, Hartford, CT.

• Humorous Speech Contest Results
  • 1st place – Yvette Ghannam, Latino & Puerto Rican Toastmasters
• Evaluation Speech Contest Results
  • 1st place – Richard Raport, State Employees - Demosthenes Toastmasters

Division B Contests

Fall 2006

The Division B Evaluation and Humorous Speech Contests
were held on October 23, 2006 at the L.P. Wilson Community Center
in Windsor CT. The contest events were hosted by Windsor Toastmasters, Club #4745, with many Toastmasters in full Halloween costume.

Humorous Speech Contest Results

• 1st place - Roger Brown, West Hartford Toastmasters - Speech Title "Things Happen"
• 2nd place - Steve Gondek, CIGNA Lunchtime Toastmasters - Speech Title "Grillin' With MacGillen'"
• Participating - Martina Williamson, @Lifespeed Toastmasters - Speech Title "The Curse In Reverse"
• Participating - Ben Sevilla, Health Care (Hartford Hospital), Toastmasters - Speech Title "How I Met My Wife"

Evaluation Speech Contest Results

• 1st place - Roger Brown, Greater Hartford Toastmasters
• 2nd place - Roger Gato, Aetna Toastmasters
• Participating - Sarah Santora, CIGNA Lunchtime Toastmasters
• Participating - Louisa Macahdo, Health Care (Hartford Hospital), Toastmasters

Congratulations and thanks are extended to

• Sheila Polkey of Windsor Toastmasters, for her target speech entitled "New Members;"
• Katherine Stewart-Kelly , Division B Contest Master;
• Michael Aron, Chief Judge;
• Wayne Botha, Photographer; and
• to the Windsor Toastmasters for their hospitality and the Halloween favors.

• Katherine Stewart-Kelly

Division B Club Celebrates 25th

The Windsor Toastmasters Club #4745
celebrated their 25th Anniversary on January 8, 2007 at the L.P. Wilson Community Center in Windsor CT. Club #4745 was chartered on December 1, 1981 as the 2nd Toastmasters Club to meet at Combustion Engineering in Windsor, CT.

To make Windsor's 25 Anniversary occasion special and memorable, District Gov. John Lynch read and presented a proclamation to Windsor Toastmasters' President Douglas Comstock declaring January as Windsor Toastmasters Club month. Division B Governor Marsha Kiley brought homemade brownies and Area B2 Governor John Parla brought pizza, champagne and sparkling cider. He also offered a toast congratulating the Windsor club and its members while requesting that we do this again in another 25 years. Also in attendance was Public Relations Officer Ute Brinkmann.

L to R - John Parla, Area B2 Gov; Ute Brinkmann, D53 PRO; Doug Cloutier; John Lynch, D53 DG; Lorraine Green; Karen Morneault; Lem Manchester; Peggy Deshaies; Wanda Siemiatkoski; Doug Comstock; Mei Chen; and Gary Martell.

L to r: John Lynch and Doug Comstock