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2006-2007
District 53’s TRIPLE CROWN Winners

Norm Thibodeau photo #1 - Gurinder Garcha, DTM
  • ACG, ALS and DTM on 7/27/2006
    for the GE Schnectady Speakers Club #877627 of Schnectady, NY.
Christina Van Hoesen photo

#2 - Christina D. Van Hoesen, DTM

  • ACG, ALS and DTM on 8/21/2006
    for the Bethlehem TM Club #542 of Delmar, NY
Thea Cardamone, DTM photo

#3 - Dorothea D. Cardamone, DTM

  • ALS on 10/10, ACG on 10/17 and DTM on 10/18/2006
    for the Vernon TM Club #4425 of Vernon, CT
Jean Shanahan photo

#4 - Jean F. Shanahan, DTM

  • ALS and DTM on 7/27/06 for The Bureaucrats Club #790849 of Poughkeepsie, NY and, CL on 12/11/06 for the Arlington Rotary Toast
    Club #5614 of Poughkeepsie, NY
Rich Couture, DTM photo

#5 - Richard E. Couture, DTM

  • CC on 8/5/06 for the Greater Hartford TM of Hartford and, ACB on 8/31/06 and CC on 1/31/2007 for the One State Street Toast
    Club #6613 of Hartford, CT
Darrell Fox phhoto

#6 - Darrell Fox, ACS, OCL

  • OCL on 10/1/06, CC on 8/19/06, and ACS on 2/26/2007
    for Pfizer Phrasemakers Club #4445 in Groton, CT
Dori Garcia photo

#7 - Dori Garcia, DTM

  • OLC on 11/28/2006, ALS and DTM on 3/30/2007
    for the Cedar Hill Toastmasters Club #5520 of Newington, CT
Wayne Botha photo

#8 - Wayne A. Botha, ACB, ALB

  • ACB on 11/7/2006 and ALB on 4/11/2007 for CIGNA Lunchtime
    Club #9617 of Bloomfield, CT and, CL on 3/1/2007 for the
    Nathan Hale Club #1484 of Manchester, CT
Andrea Isaacs photo

#9 - Andrea Isaacs, ACG, OCL, CL

  • CC on 9/13/06, OCL on 4/16/07 and ACG on 3/4/07
    for Patroon Toastmasters Club #3863 of Albany, NY.
Shelly Hathaway photo

#10 - Shelly Hathaway, ACG, CL

  • CC on 3/6/07, CL on 3/22/07 and ACS on 5/9/07
    for Pfizer Pfearless, Club No. 4430 of Groton, CT.
Raymond Durkin, CTM, ALB photo photo

#11 - Raymond F. Durkin,

  • OCL on 04/01/2007, CL on 04/25/2007, ALB on 05/22/2007 and
    ACB on 6/27/07 for Park City Toastmasters, Club 1065 of Stratford, CT.
Michael Aron photo

#12 - Michael Aron, ACS, CL

  • CC on 1/23/07 and ACS on 5/28/07 for Greater Hartford Club #919 in Hartford, CT and CL on 6/15/07 for West Hartford, Club #3523 in West Hartford, CT.
Ute Brinkmann, DTM photo

#13 - Ute Brinkmann, DTM

  • CC on 1/8/07, OCL on 1/19/07 for Middlesex County Toastmasters, Club 8340 of Middletown, CT and CC on 6/19/07 for Greater Hartford, Club 919 of Hartford, CT
John Lynch, DTM photo

#14 - John Lynch, DTM

  • CC on 10/6/07, ACB on 6/19/07 and ACG on 3/28/07
    for West Hartford, Club 3523 of West Hartford, CT.
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#15 - Janice K. Parker, ACB, CL

  • CC on 10/27/2006, ACB on 05/25/2007, and OCL on 06/19/2007
    for IBM Poughkeepsie Speechmakers Club 315 in Poughkeepsie, NY
Sharon Mercado photo

#16 - Sharon R. Mercado, ACB, CL

  • OCL on 1/15/2007, CC on 06/26/2007, and ACB on 06/27/2007
    for Thames River Club 7135 in New London, CT


A District 53 'Toastmasters Triple Crown Winner' is any Toastmaster member who has attained any three of the following educational or leadership awards, between July 1, 2006 and June 30, 2007:

  • Competent Communicator (CC),
  • Advanced Communicator Bronze, Silver or Gold (ACB, ACS, ACG),
  • Competent Leader (CL),
  • Advanced Leader Bronze or Silver (ALB, ALS), or
  • Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM).