W.D. Smith is the 2011-12 District 40 Governor.
W. D. Smith is a Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM) with seventeen years of service in District 40. As a mentor and leader he has positively affected the lives of several hundred people. W. D. has personally sponsored over 80 new members and helped to start clubs in Cincinnati, Akron, Columbus, Marysville, Westerville, and Heath, Ohio.
His personal testimony is that Toastmasters has transformed W. D. from a shy introvert who didn’t know how to make friends, to a dynamic and accomplished individual. He loves to help others enjoy their own transformation so they can achieve greatness and realize their possibilities.
W. D. was (Presidents Distinguished) Area 21 Governor in 2008-2009. He was (Presidents Distinguished) Eastern Division Governor in 2009-2010. In 2010 – 2011 he led Ohio, Kentucky, and West Virginia as Lieutenant Governor of Education and Training. This August (2011) at the International Convention in Las Vegas, Nevada he will be presented with the Excellence in Education award!
Professionally, W. D. is a Claim Team Manager with State Farm Insurance where his dedication to education and training has touched the lives of hundreds of associates in Ohio, Kentucky, and Tennessee. It has also resulted in the following degrees and designations:
- MBA ~ Ohio Dominican University
- BBA ~ University of Cincinnati
- Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU)
- Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU)
- Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC)
- Associate In Management (AIM)
- Associate In Claims (AIC)
- Associate In Insurance Services (AIS)
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