Cyndi Wilson, DTM

Nominated Candidate, International Director from Region 6

I believe in - and live - servant leadership so that I can provide service to my fellow Toastmasters, colleagues and friends. This mixture of my professional background and experience will assist me in working with my fellow board members as we provide service, continuity and support to our global community.

Experience
Leadership Lessons
Volunteer Service
Key Strengths
Why International Director?
Credentials
Contact

Multiple awards earned by Cyndi Wilson, DTM

Work Experience

Worked in the chemical process industries, telecommunications and education (middle school and college-level)
Learned, employed and taught methods for data gathering and analysis; information presentation, development of methods, procedures and implementation plans and state and federal compliance requirements
Certified as a Project Management Professional (PMP) with the ability to provide implementation support through traditional waterfall or agile methods.

Strategic Planning Experience

11 year experience in preparing strategic and implementation plans for telecommunications product line
Involved in development of first strategic plan for Alumni Association’s Board of Trustees

Finance Experience

Product Manager of the telecommunications product line; held responsibility for forecasting and tracking revenue.
Analyzed and recommended action plan to close revenue gap; if we were ahead, we would investigate why and promote it forward.

Policy Development

Worked both federal and state regulatory filings and compliance
Development and production of policies, methods and procedures and implementation.
Provided research/interpretation of the policy, method and/or procedure for staff and field personnel.

Back

Leadership Lessons

A leader encompasses more than just one’s self; it’s about your team and you.

As a leader, I serve my team and support them to get the job done. I spread the glory if we do well and I (and I alone) take the hit if something goes wrong. I mentor those who I see with potential to lead as was done for me when I was a mentee. I learned that I have to bring my authentic self when working with others, be open minded and willing to embrace change.

Back

Volunteer Experience Outside of Toastmasters

In addition to my time as a member of the Alumni Board of Trustees, I also served on the Boards of Visitors for the School of Management and the Constance A. Murray Women’s Center at NJIT. I am presently a member of the Project Management Institute of NJ (PMI-NJ) where I volunteer in Member Services (we answer member questions and provide registration support for monthly meetings as we return to holding dinner meetings). At my church, I volunteer as a lector, the leader of the Counting Team (we process the donations of the week), a certified catechist and a member of the parish council.

Back

Key Strengths I Bring to the Board of Directors

Project management
Strategic thinking
Negotiation
Consensus building
Data analysis and interpretation
Development and implementation of methods and procedures
Policy development.
A sense of wonder and discovery because nothing should be set in concrete!

Back

Why I Want to Serve as an
International Director

Toastmasters changed me dramatically. We talk about people who are wallflowers; well, I was the wallpaper! Toastmasters gave me back the voice I used to have when someone else told me what to say, what to do, where to stand, etc. Toastmasters allowed me to become my authentic self and find my path; I want to help others to do the same, one person at a time.

I believe that Toastmasters is moving in the right direction and we can provide meaningful service to both our new and seasoned Toastmasters. I desire to be part of the team that fulfills Toastmasters’ mission and looks forward to determining our future focus for our members, our family.

Back

Credentials

Education: MBA - Technology Management, MS Management, BS Chemical Engineering - all from New Jersey Institute of Technology (Newark NJ); Master's Certificate in Commercial Project Management, George Washington University (Washington DC); Certificate in DEI, Cornell University (Ithaca, NY)
Employer/Position – Hudson County Community College, Jersey City, NJ – Lecturer, Continuing Education/Workforce Development

Toastmasters Offices Held and Terms of Service (International-, Region-, and District-level):