BET Meeting Minutes

May 26, 2026

Presiding Officer: 

Jesus Mendoza

 

Theme: Weather/Rain

Roles and Responsibilities:

Opener: N/A

Toastmaster: Jesus Mendoza

Word of the Day: Rick Dixon

Moot (Adj): Often used to mean something that is no longer relevant, has no practical value, or won’t change the outcome of a situation.

Humorist: Willy Baumgartner

Speakers:

1.    1)  Joe Stricker - Persuasive Influence #1 Icebreaker (Asking for 4-6 minutes): 8:04

2.    2)  Alex Dabich (Asking for 5-7 minutes): 7:57

 

Table Topics: Kianush Dixon

1.    1)  Runsha Ninawe - 1:52

2.    2)  Michael Lin - 1:29

3.   3)   Rick Dixon - 1:34

4.    4)  Sam Dixon - 1:16

General Evaluator: Kelli Dixon

1.    1) Christina (Toastmasters Employee) - 2:12

2.    2)  Lydia Underwood - 3:34

Timer: Terence Melanos

AH Counter/Grammarian: Michael Lin

Club Business:

• ·         New leadership roles due at end of June. Try to have them chosen by next meeting (June 9^th)

Word Users: Rick, Christina, and Christopher 

Members Present: Rick Dixon, Kianush Dixon, Kelli Dixon, Joe, Alex Diabich, Michael Lin, Terence Melow, Jesus Mendoza

Virtual: Willy Baumgartner, Runsha Ninawe, Chris Goldman

Guests: Christopher, Christina (Toastmasters Employee), Sam Dixon, Mark Smith, Anna Smith, Jukoh

 

BET Meeting Minutes

May 12, 2026

Presiding Officer:

Jesus Mendoza

 

Theme: Speeches That Were Never Delivered

 

Roles & Responsibilities:

Opener:  Jesus Mendoza

Toastmaster:  Jesus Mendoza

Word of the Day: Willy Baumgartner

manifest – to turn desires into visuals; clear; obvious;

Humorist: Kianush Dixon

 

Table Topics: Joe Stricker

Table Topic Speakers:

1)    Rick Dixon – 1:24

2 )  Bill Martin – n/a

1)    Terence Melanos – 1:07

 

Speaker(s):

1)    Chandler Telfer –  Level 3 “A Small Pouch, Big Impact”  (requested 5-7 min) 5:52

2)    Janet Schreibman –  Wedding Ceremony (requested 20-22 min) 15:03

 

General Evaluator: Rick Dixon

Evaluator(s):

1)    Kelli Dixon – 2:28

2)    Susan Martin – 4:58

 

Ah Counter/Grammarian: Terence Melanos

Timer:  Bill Martin

 

Club Business:

 

• Minutes approval for both April meetings
• Congratulations to Joe Stricker for becoming a new BET member

 

Members Present: Janet Schreibman, Rick Dixon, Kianush Dixon, Kelli Dixon, Susan Martin, Bill Martin, Terence Melonas, Chandler Telfer,  Joe Stricker, Jesus Mendoza

 

Guest(s): Jack, Christopher Waufeld, Brandon Kehl

 

Virtual Attendees: Willy Baumgartner

 

Word Users:  Janet, Chandler, Kianush

 

BET Meeting Minutes

April 28, 2026

Presiding Officer: Jesus Mendoza

 

Theme: Plot Twists – life’s detours, delays, and disruptions often carry hidden gifts that reveal themselves in hindsight.

Roles and Responsibilities:

Opener: N/A

Toastmaster: Kristin Johnson

Word of the Day: Alex Dabich

evanescent (Adjective): Lasting for only a short time.

Humorist: Bill and Susan Martin

Speaker(s)

1. Kianush Dixon (request 5-7 minutes): 6:28
2. Jesus Mendoza (request 5-7 minutes): 6:16
3.  Lydia Underwood “A Sustainable and Ethical Framework for Design” (request 5-7 minutes): 6:18

Table Topics: Chris Goldman

Table Topics Speakers:

1.    Bobby Block - 1:14

2.    Michael Linn - 1:57

3.    Alex Dabich - 1:17

4.    Chandler Telfer - 1:16

General Evaluator: Chandler Telfer

Evaluator(s):

1.    Susan Martin - 3:49

2.    Rick Dixon - 2:00

3.    Willy Baumgartner - 4:04

Timer: Kelli Dixon

AH Counter/Grammarian: Mike Costa

Word Users: Alex, Lydia, Michael, Chandler

Members Present: Kelli Dixon, Rick Dixon, Kianush Dixon, Bill Martin, Susan, Martin, Mike Costa, Alex Dabich, Kristen, Lydia Underwood, Chris Goldman, Michael Lin, Bobby, Chandler Telfer, Terence Melonas, Jesus Mendoza

Virtual: Willy Baumgartner

Guests: Christopher

Club Business:

• Review past meeting minutes next meeting
• Members need to update Pathways with past speeches to get club awards
•  Officer Elections in June. Consider filling an officer role.
• Next Meeting: May 12^th

 

BET Meeting Minutes

April 14, 2026

Presiding Officer:

Jesus Mendoza

 

Theme: Notable Comedians

 

Roles & Responsibilities:

Opener:  Jesus Mendoza

Toastmaster:  Kianush Dixon

Word of the Day: Kelli Dixon

Sagacious, adj. – having or showing keen mental discernment and good judgement

Humorist: Rick Dixon

Table Topics: Jesus Mendoza

Table Topic Speakers:

1)    Chris Goldman - :1:28

2)    Alex Dabich – 1:18

3)    Bill Martin – 1:23

4)    Kristin Johnson – 1:43

5)    Janet Schreibman – 2:06

 Speaker(s):

1)    Chandler Telfer – Presentation Mastery Level 3, Interviewing Skills (requested 5-7 min) 7:26

2)    Terence Melonas – “Beyond Prompt Engineering” (requested 18-20 min) 21.53

 

General Evaluator: Mike Costa

Evaluator(s):

1)    Bill Martin – 3:20

2)    Chris Goldman – 4:10

 Ah Counter/Grammarian: Kristin Johnson

Timer:  Susan Martin

 

Club Business:

 

• Minutes approved for March 31st meeting
• Officers are in compliance with getting credit for TLI spring training
• Club dues were paid to TI within date restriction for appropriate credit
• Members are encouraged to consider running for an officer role in upcoming election

Members Present: Janet Schreibman, Jesus Mendoza, Rick Dixon,  Kelli Dixon, Kianush Dixon, Susan Martin, Bill Martin, Terence Melonas, Kristen Johnson. Mike Costa, Chandler Telfer

 Guest(s):  Brandon Kehl, Aaron Wayne, Joe Stricker

 Virtual Attendees: none                                        

Word Users:  Rick, Chandler, Susan

BET Meeting Minutes

March 31, 2026

Presiding Officer:

Jesus Mendoza 

Theme: Top 5 Rock Bands

 

Roles & Responsibilities:

Opener:  Jesus Mendoza

Toastmaster:  Rick Dixon

Word of the Day: Michael Lin

Elysian, adj. – paradise or blissful joy

Humorist:  Bobby Bock

Table Topics: Kristin Johnson

Table Topic Speakers:

1)    Janet Schreibman - :2:04

2)    Chandler Telfer – 1:04

3)    Susan Martin – 2:00

4)    Michael Lin – 1:31

Speaker(s):

1)    Terence Melanos –“Entertaining and Trolling Your Friends with AI Image Generation” (requested 8-10 min) 11:05

2)    Bill Martin – “The Pocket Speech” (requested 5-7 min) 4:36

3)    Runsha Ninawe – “A Book that Changed My Life” (requested 8-10 min) 8:40

 General Evaluator: Chris Goldman

Evaluator(s):

1)    Susan Martin – 3:45

2)    Mike Costa – 3:26

3)    Chandler Telfer – 2:47

 Ah Counter/Grammarian: Janet Schreibman

Timer:  Kelli Dixon

Club Business:

Minutes approved for last two meetings

 

Members Present: Janet Schreibman, Jesus Mendoza, Rick Dixon,  Kelli Dixon, Susan Martin, Bill Martin, Terence Melonas, Michael Lin, Runsha Ninawe, Bobby Bock, Kristen Johnson. Mike Costa, Chandler Telfer

Guest(s):  Brandon Kehl, Will Essery, Elijah Perry, Gideon Perry

Virtual Attendees: Chris Goldman, Willy Baumgartner                                     

Word Users:  Runsha, Chandler, Chris