BET Meeting Minutes

September 9, 2025

Presiding Officer:

Jesus Mendoza

 

Theme: September 9

 

Roles & Responsibilities:

Opener:  Jesus Mendoza

Toastmaster:  Chris Goldman

Word of the Day:  Janet Schreibman

Confection, noun – the act of compounding, mixing or preparing; a sweet preparation; a sweetened medicinal compound

Humorist:  Rick Dixon

 

Table Topics: Kianush Dixon

Table Topic Speakers:

1)  Bill Martin - 1:48

2)  Matt Morey (guest) - 1.28

 

Speaker(s):

1)  Kristen Williams – “Moments of Truth” 24:50

2)  Chandler Telfer – Presentation Mastery, Level 3 on persuasive speaking; “On Time and On Point: The Hidden Power of Punctuality” (requested 5-7 min) 6:10

3)  Alex Dabich – Reading for her uncle’s funeral

 

General Evaluator: John Travisano

Evaluator(s):

1)  none necessary

2)  Kelli Dixon – 2:06

3)  none necessary

 

Ah Counter/Grammarian: Janet Schreibman

Timer:  Susan Martin

 

Club Business:

 

• Minutes for last meeting are tabled until the next meeting
• Club dues are $60 for next 6 months or $120 for a year - due by end of September. Payable on Toastmasters International website.
• Congratulations to Terence Mellow for becoming a new member!

Members Present: Chris Goldman, Janet Schreibman, Jesus Mendoza, Kristen Williams, Rick Dixon, Kianush Dixon, Kelli Dixon, Mike Costa, John Travisano, Alex Dabich, Michael Lin, Susan Martin, Bill Martin, Pratyusha Pogaru, Terence Mellow

Guest(s): Matt Morey, Birchie Telfer, Chaka Jackson, Christina

Virtual Attendees: Willy Baumgartner

Word Users: Kristen, Chris, Janet

 

BET Meeting Minutes

August 26, 2025

Presiding Officer:

Jesus Mendoza

 

Theme: Football Mania

 

Roles & Responsibilities:

Opener:  Jesus Mendoza

Toastmaster:  Janet Schreibman

Word of the Day:  Kelli Dixon

trepidation, noun - a state of alarm or dread; a trembling movement

Humorist:  Mike Costa

 

Table Topics: Alex Dabich

Table Topic Speakers:

1)  Michael Lin - 1:03

2)  John Travisano -  1.09

3)  Bill Martin - 1:35

4)  Kelli Dixon - 1:06

 

Speaker(s):

1)  Rachel Mitchell - "Icebreaker" (requested 4-6 min) 4:27

 

General Evaluator: Chris Goldman

Evaluator(s):

1)  Rick Dixon - 4:10

 

Ah Counter:  Kristen Williams

Grammarian: Susan Martin

Timer:  Michael Lin

 

Club Business:

• Minutes approved for meetings on July 29 and August 12 and officers meeting on August 5
• Club Success Plan goals need to be submitted by August 31
• Next meeting features "Moments of Truth" conducted by Kristen Williams
• Club dues for next 6 months due by end of September
• Congratulations to Rachel for delivering her Icebreaker!!

Members Present: Chris Goldman, Janet Schreibman, Jesus Mendoza, Kristen Williams, Rick Dixon, Kianush Dixon, Kelli Dixon, Mike Costa, John Travisano, Alex Dabich, Rachel Mitchell, Michael Lin, Susan Martin, Bill Martin, Runsha Ninawe

 Guest(s): Terance Mclow, Jimmy Kleckner, Chaka Jackson, Bobby

 Virtual Attendees: Emily Thompson, Willy Baumgartner

 Word Users: Kristen, Rachel, Kianush, Janet, Alex, Jesus

 

BET Meeting Minutes

August 12, 2025

Presiding Officer:

Jesus Mendoza

 

Theme:  Ice Cream

 

Roles & Responsibilities:

Opener:  Jesus Mendoza

Toastmaster:  Kianush Dixon

Word of the Day:  Chris Goldman

sublimity - a state or quality of being sublime

Humorist: Alex Dabich

 

Table Topics:  Rick Dixon

Table Topic Speakers:

1)  Rachel Mitchell - 1:08

2)  Chandler Telfer -1:55

3)  Runsha Ninawe - 1:09

4)  Alex Dabich - 1:02

 

Speaker(s):

1)  Lydia Underwood -  Visionary Communication #1-4 Evaluation & Feedback; "A Sustainable & Ethical Framework for Design" (requested 5-7 min) 6:37

2)  Kelli Dixon  - "College Experience in Leadership" (requested 5--7 min) 6:39

 

General Evaluator: Kristen Williams

Evaluator(s):

1)  Willy Baumgartner - 3:40

2)  Chandler Telfer - 2:35

Ah Counter/Grammarian: Janet Schreibman

Timer:  Mike Costa

 

Club Business:

• ·        Minutes approval tabled for July 29 meeting and for August 5 officers meeting

Members Present: Rick Dixon, Kianush Dixon, Kelli Dixon, Kristen Williams, Alex Dabich, Chandler Telfer, Janet Schreibman, Lydia Underwood, Jesus Mendoza, Mike Costa, Michael Lin, Pratysuha Pogaru, Rachel Mitchell, Chris Goldman, Runsha Ninawe

 Virtual Attendees:  Willy Baumgartner, Tasha Sanders

 Guests: Sam Dixon, Bobby, Tasha Sanders

 Word Users: Rick, Chandler, Janet, Kianush, Kristen, Jesus

 

BET Officers Meeting Minutes

August 5, 2025

Presiding Officer:

Jesus Mendoza

 

Attending:

Jesus Mendoza, Kianush Dixon, Rick Dixon, Chris Goldman, Janet Schreibman, Mike Costa, Kristen Williams

 

The following topics were discussed:

1. Officers reviewed goals on our Distinguished Club plan:

• Chris and Jesus to connect with Willy to review Educational section and club status thus far with projected goals

• ·       We currently have 25 members including 4 new members -- mentors need to be assigned to each new member. Currently Michael Lin, Pratyusha and Runsha need mentors. Responsibility: Willy

• ·       Dues were paid on time

• ·       New officer designations were reported on time

• ·       We had 3 officers attend initial TLI training; hope to have at least one more officer attend a TLI makeup session to give us required minimum number of 4 officers attending.

• ·       Deadline to submit plan is August 31. Responsibility: Jesus

 

2.               2.    Need to reinforce member recognition of accomplishments. Responsibility: Officers

 

3.   Need to purchase more "Icebreaker" mints in order to present to new members after delivering their first speech. Responsibility: Mike

 

4.   Suggest speaking to church staff about their interest level in inviting their membership to a BET open house. Also want to inquire about the possibility of requesting a larger meeting room. Responsibility: Janet

 

5.   Plan to focus a September or October meeting on "Moments of Truth" presentation. Responsibility: Kristen

 

6.   Need to stress importance of making members more aware to RSVP their attendance and confirm role acceptance on Easy-Speak in advance of meeting. Responsibility: Jesus, Willy, Janet

 

7.   In order to allow more member participation, we can separate Ah Counter and Grammarian roles; we can also assign a member to open each meeting.

 

8.   The club must submit their proxy vote for the Annual International Meeting by August 13. Chris to check whom from District 63 plans to attend the business meeting in person or online so we can enlist he/she as our proxy. Jesus to complete and submit appropriate paperwork to do so.

 

9.   Regarding public relations, we need to encourage members and visitors to follow us on social media. Suggest posting link signage on the white board at meetings and reinforcing it in all communications by creating a signature with links for all social media. Also, consider updating BET website. Responsibility: Kianush

 

10. Need for Sergeant-at-Arms to take possession of outdoor sign. Responsiblity: Rick

 

11. Need to discuss with Susan about new officers getting information access to email and Zoom accounts. Responsibility: Kristen