Jackie Kessler, DTM

District Leadership Committee (DLC)-Nominated Candidate, District Director 2026 – 2027

Toastmasters Experience

education achievements

Pathways

  • Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM)
  • Pathways Mentor
  • Innovative Planning (IP) 5
  • Dynamic Leadership (DL) 5
  • Presentation Mastery (PM) 5
  • Strategic Relationships (SR) 5
  • Leadership Development (LD) 5
  • Visionary Communication (VC) 2

Legacy Program

  • Advanced Communicator Bronze (ACB)
  • Advanced Leadership Bronze (ALB)

Offices Held

District 53

  • Program Quality Director 2025-2026
  • Club Growth Director 2024-2025 – Select Distinguished District
  • Division A Director 2022-2023
  • Area E52 Director 2021-2022

Bethlehem Toastmasters – President’s Distinguished since 2003

  • Secretary 2022-2023
  • Immediate Past President 2021-2022
  • President 2020-2021
  • Vice President Education (VPE) 2018-2020 – Pathways rollout
  • Vice President Membership (VPM) 2017-2018
  • Vice President Public Relations 2016-2017

Toastmasters Recognition

Contests

  • First Place, District – International Speech Contest May 2020
  • First Place, District – Humorous Speech Contest November 2017

Awards

  • District 53: Toastmaster of the Year 2022
  • Bethlehem Toastmasters: Spirit of Ray Bell Award

Additional Toastmasters Experience

District

  • Contests
    • Division Contest Chair – hybrid event
    • Area Contest Chair – online event
  • Club Officer Training (COT) and Area and Division Director Training
    • In-Person Toastmasters Leadership Institute (TLI) Chair
    • Curriculum Development
    • Trainer – online and in-person
    • Facilitator – online and in-person

Club

  • Open House Chair
  • Contest Chair
  • Chief Judge

Skills

  • Strategic Planning
  • Project Management
  • Change Management
  • Facilitation
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Leadership Development
  • Communication Strategy and Planning
  • Critical Thinking and Decision Making
  • Empowering and Developing Members
  • Coaching and Mentoring
  • Team Building
  • Team Management
  • Active Listening
  • Recognition
  • Collaboration
  • Motivating People
  • Organization
  • Delivering Excellence