Accredited Speakers
Are you a proficient professional?
A professional speaker relies chiefly on the spoken word to leave an enduring impression on the audience. He or she is an expert on any topic with the skills to present the information verbally to large groups.
Toastmasters International’s Accredited Speaker Program acknowledges members who already possess and regularly demonstrate expert public speaking skills. Many Toastmasters give acceptable presentations inside and outside their Toastmasters clubs. But Accredited Speaker applicants must meet a higher standard. Such a speaker has mastered professional speaking techniques and is better able to attract and hold the attention of any audience.
Following is a list of the rare, few members with this ability who have earned the title Accredited Speaker since the program began in 1981.
- Dilip Abayasekara, DTM; Camp Hill, Pennsylvania
- Joan Allen, ATM; Huntington Beach, California
- Robert Allen, ATM; Paola; Kansas
- Anne Barab, DTM; Dallas, Texas
- Jana Barnhill, DTM; Lubbock, Texas
- Robert Barnhill, III, DTM; Lubbock, Texas
- Wayne Baughman, DTM; Cincinnati, Ohio
- Tom Bintliff, DTM, Tallahassee, Florida
- Ray Brooks, DTM; Anaheim Hills, California
- Paul Burke, DTM; Mansfield, Massachusetts
- Johnny Campbell, DTM; Carol Stream, Illinois
- Mark Campbell, ATM; Newton, Massachusetts
- Ron Chapman, DTM; Albuquerque, New Mexico
- Ferdinand Chen, DTM; Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
- Jerry Wayne Choate, DTM; Thousand Oaks, California
- Victor Costa, DTM; Stillwater, Oklahoma
- Mary Lou Dobbs, ATM; Albuquerque, New Mexico
- Hubert Dobson, DTM; Houston, Texas
- William Ecker, ATM; Westminster, Maryland
- Joseph L. Eden, DTM, Santa Monica, California
- Larry Emmott, ATM; Phoenix, Arizona
- Don Ensch, DTM; Ventura, California
- Dale O. Ferrier, ATM; Fort Wayne, Indiana
- Keith Frost, ATM-S; Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Mike Gibson, ATM-S; Atlanta, Georgia
- George Gilbert, ATM-S; Las Vegas, Nevada
- Gerald Green, DTM; Penang; Malaysia
- John Hartquist Jr., DTM; Redmond, Washington
- Pauline Harvey, DTM; Port Neches, Texas
- Robert Hooey, DTM; Egremont, Alberta, Canada
- Margaret Hope, DTM; Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
- Russell Johnston, ATM; Knoxville, Iowa
- Bonnie Kenny, ATM; Algoma, Wisconsin
- John Kinde, DTM; Las Vegas, Nevada
- Glen Knight, DTM; Boise, Idaho
- Dana LaMon, DTM; Lancaster, California
- David P. Lewis, ATM; Los Angeles, California
- Ross Mackay, DTM; Aurora, Ontario, Canada
- Denise Marek, ATM-G; Ashburn, Ontario, Canada
- Terry Mayfield, ATM-B, Valencia, California
- Ted McIlvain, ATM; Grapevine, Texas
- Kenneth Meades, ATM; Homer, New York
- Laurie Molsberry, DTM; Orange, California
- George Nigro, DTM; Dunedin, Florida
- John Noonan, DTM; North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Joseph O’Rourke, ATM; Prospect Heights, Illinois
- Robert Opple, ATM-G; Bellevue, Washington
- Patrick A. Panfile, DTM; Rochester, New York
- Kai Rambow, DTM; Islington, Ontario, Canada
- Roger Reser, ATM; Spokane, Washington
- David Richey, DTM; Ventura, California
- Sheryl Roush, DTM; La Mesa, California
- Barbara Rudnicki, DTM; Naples, Florida
- Frank Slane, DTM; Tulsa, Oklahoma
- Hal Slater, DTM; San Diego, California
- Peter Stark, ATM; Escondido, California
- Bill Telle ATM-B; Muscatine, Iowa
- J. Q. Warnick Jr., DTM; Lubbock, Texas
If you think you're ready to join them, download the Accredited Speaker Program Brochure and Application (PDF).