Area Director

As Area Director, you serve as the direct liaison between the District and the clubs. 

The District Administrative Bylaws provide for the selection of Area Directors either by appointment by the  District Director or by election by the area councils. 

Toastmasters International recommends that District Directors appoint Area Directors. Area Directors conduct club visits twice a year within their respective areas to understand and support club  needs. In turn, these visits help district leaders understand how to support and meet the needs of each club. It  is important that Area Directors have the support they need to serve clubs. The success of the district depends  on it. 

Area Directors are eligible for re-election or re-appointment for one succeeding term only. Ideally, Area Directors have served as members of a District Council.  

AREA DIRECTOR RESPONSIBILITIES 

Guidance	Area Council	Area Director’s  Club Visits	Area Progress	Distinguished  Programs
As Area Director, you are  responsible for leading your  area by serving the needs of  clubs. In order to understand clubs’  needs, the Area Director  contacts club presidents  monthly to discuss their  performance in the  Distinguished Club Program. The Area Director also  discusses district training and  other district events with the  area clubs. As Area Director, you follow  up on items identified during  previous contact with club  presidents.	The Area  Director is the  area council  chair and holds  at least two area  council meetings  each year. At area council  meetings, the  Area Director  discusses each  club’s plans and  goals in the  Distinguished  Club Program  and reviews  attendance at  club leader  training.	Make at least two club visits per  club per year: Assess club  membership and  its leadership’s  willingness to  grow. Determine who  fulfills education  achievements  and when these  are completed. Submit the Area  Director’s Club  Visit Report  online.	The Area Director  participates in  Area Director  training provided  by the district. The Area Director  reports regularly to  the Division  Director and  District leaders on  Area progress. If the number of  clubs in the area  falls to fewer than  four or grows  beyond six, the  area director  contacts district  leaders  immediately	It is the Area  Director’s  responsibility to  motivate and  assist each club  in the area to  become  Distinguished. Area Speech  Contests As Area Director,  you are  responsible for  coordinating area  speech contests. You may ask the  Division Director  for assistance in  planning these  events.

Area Director Resources 

• Serving Clubs through Visits: A Guide for Area Directors (Item 219) Toastmasters International -Serving  Clubs through Visits 

• How to Build a Toastmasters Club (Item 121) Toastmasters International -121 How to Build a  Toastmasters Club 

• Club Leadership Handbook (Item 1310) Toastmasters International -Club Leadership Handbook

• Toastmasters International District Recognition Program (Item 1490) Toastmasters International -District  Recognition Program 

• Distinguished Club Program and Club Success Plan (Item 1111) Toastmasters International – Distinguished Club Program Manual • Speech Contest Rulebook (Item 1171) Toastmasters International -2025-2026 Speech Contest  Rulebook