Toastmasters International and Rotary International, formed a unique strategic alliance

Glenn Gordon has been a Toastmaster for 15 years, during which time he has served the club in various roles, including President of Downtown Toastmasters three times. He has been a volunteer Area Director and Western NY Division Director.  Along the way, he has competed in the Toastmaster competitions, winning the first place in the Western NY Public Speaking competition.

During his career, he has been a serial entrepreneur, starting two companies in IT related business areas. He has also been a consultant to Fortune 100 companies, and a manager at at Adelphia and HealthNow NY (BCBS).

Currently he is interested in helping people reach their potential as speakers and leaders, using the Toastmasters platform as a tool to help them grow.

Club's website is https://downtowntm.toastmastersclubs.org (https://bit.ly/dttm).  The national organization is at https://toastmasters.org.

In May 2019, two long-standing organizations, Toastmasters International and Rotary International, formed a unique strategic alliance, drawing from the strength of their many similarities and complementary differences. The opportunity for Toastmasters members is primarily to establish fellowship and make new connections, contribute more to communities, and potentially elevate clubs. Rotary members have the opportunity to develop new skills and may ask to visit Toastmasters clubs or receive evaluations. Toastmasters also developed eight educational courses for Rotarians and Rotaractors, available on Rotary International’s Learning Center, which can be accessed by their members in nine languages.