Candidate's Name:  Sam Zhao  

Candidate's Office: Division J Director

Toastmasters member since:2015

Education:

Bachelor of Finance

Toastmasters offices held and terms of service:

Area J3 Director of D88, 2019-2020

Area J4 Director of D88, 2018-2019

President of A.A.C.C.P Qingdao Toastmasters Club, 2017-2018

Toastmasters honors and recognition:

N/A

Relevant work experience and how it relates to Toastmasters and your role as a District leader: 

More than 10 years work experience in Newspaper and 6 years PR work experience in Foreign enterprises.

What experience do you have in strategic planning?

I once organized the Qingdao TTT Off-line Project in 2018, and the process to plan, organize and execute the project help me a lot in strategic planning. 

What experience do you have in the area of finance?

N/A

What experience do you have in developing procedures?

N/A

What lessons did you learn from previous leadership positions?

Put the right person in the right place.

Why do you want to serve as a District leader?

Find more "Mr. Right"  to serve and empower the Clubs, Areas and Division, even the District.

In your opinion, what are the District mission’s major objectives and how would you work to achieve them?

Expand the coverage and influence of Toastmasters in China. I think it's very important to develop Mandarin Clubs, especially focus on some niche markets to improve the diversity of Toastmasters in China. 

Additional information about yourself:

honest, straightforward, team-working