Hackettstown Toastmasters elect officers for 2009-2010

The Hackettstown Toastmasters have elected their officers for the 2009-2010 year.

The following officers will be serving this newly formed club of the Toastmasters International Organization: President William Watras, Vice President- Education Jim Birnbaum, Vice President-Membership Julia Bird, Vice President-Public Relations Pete Grice, Secretary John Luszcz, Treasurer Joe Mathesius and Sergeant at Arms Steve Lord.

Watras, the president, lives with his wife in Oxford and owns his own Real Estate Appraisal Company. He has been with Toastmasters for the past 18 months.

The vice president of membership role is filled by Bird. She is an Australian national and lives with her husband in Hackettstown. She works in nutrition research. She has been a member of Toastmasters since 2005 and joined the Hackettstown club after moving to New Jersey recently.

Birnbaum is the current vice president of education. He has been a member of Toastmasters since March 2006, and recently achieved the highest designation with Toastmasters International, Distinguished Toastmaster. He is a life long resident of the Hackettstown area, has worked for Mars, Inc. for 30 years, has three children and two grandchildren.

Toastmasters is an international organization dedicated to helping people develop better speaking and presentation skills, to learn to think quickly on their feet and to build strong leadership abilities.

For more information on Toastmasters, visit www.HtownTM.110mb.com or call 973-610-1308.