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2020 Candidates
Packet
Florida District Convention
Candidates
Governor Candidates Citrus Division Candidate
➢ Meit Dave U niversity of South Florida ➢ VACANT
➢ Eduardo Martinez M iami Dade College -
Evergold Division Candidate
North
➢ Alex Perez T
allahassee Community ➢ VACANT
College
Panhandle Division Candidate
Secretary Candidate
➢ VACANT
➢ Deanna Kreinbring U
niversity of Florida
Sunbelt Division Candidate
Treasurer Candidate
➢ Daniel Mackoon University of South
➢ Frederick Brea M
iami Dade Florida
College-Wolfson Campus
Suncoast Division Candidate
Editor Candidate
➢ VACANT
➢ Matt Wade University of Central Florida
Suwannee Division Candidate
International Endorsements
➢ Mayra Gonzalez U
niversity of North
➢ Kaitlyn Carroll Florida State University Florida
➢ Maria Alejandra Landron P alm Beach
Atlantic University
➢ Derek Stewart Tallahassee Community
College
Table of Contents
Candidates Campaign Literature……………………………………………………………………………………………2 - 32
Sample Caucus Questions………………………………………………………………………………………………………...33
Caucus Guidelines…………………………………………………………………………………………………………..………...35
House of Delegates Rules………………………………………………………………………………………………………...…37
Governor Candidates
Meit Dave
FOR FLORIDA DISTRICT GOVERNOR
Thank you so much for for coming to the
61st Annual Florida District Convention! I
hope that you have a wonderful weekend!
About Me
Hello friends,
KIWANIS FAMILY
LEADERSHIP My name is Meit Dave and I am seeking the
EXPERIENCE office of Florida District Governor. I am
currently a third-year at the University of South
Key Club Florida with a major in Biomedical Sciences and
Secretary minor in Psychology. Even though I spend a
President good portion of my time finding ways to reach
Circle K International my goal of becoming an anesthesiologist, I
Service Chair
make sure to channel an even larger portion of
Sunbelt Lieutenant Governor
Conventions Chair
my energy in the organization I call my second
home: Circle K International. When I'm not
worrying about getting into medical school or
KIWANIS FAMILY finding ways to help the district, I give my full
INVOLVEMENT attention to my child, Almond (see picture
above).
Key Club
DCON (2015-2017)
Circle K International Forging Florida's Future
Key Club DCON (2019)
KCKCs (Zones F, E, I, and M) Communication: Improving the
KC SZR (Zones D, F, H, and L) communications throughout the Florida District
Kiwanis Florida DCON (2018) in not only within the District Board, but also
CKI LTC (2017-2019)
direct communication from the board to our
CKI DCON (2018-2019)
members
Renovate Board Responsibilities: Review all
responsibilities of District Board Members and
CONTACT ME AT:
revamp them to have tangible tasks and the
Email: meitdave@gmaill.com appropriate support and resources to do so
Phone: (850) 274-4391 Provide Helpful Resources: Wide-spread
Instagram: @meitdave access to guides on how to recruit members,
retain members, and plan events (service,
socials, fundraisers, etc.)
Forging Florida's Future
Hello everyone!
My Governor's Project, Forging Florida's Future is an
initiative that puts more focus on improving the
Florida District, in terms of both service and the
responsibilities and duties of the District Board. As a
member of the District Board in the 2019-2020, one
thing that I've grown disenchanted with was the
expectations that were laid out for board members, at
both the club and district level, and them not being
enforced. Responsibilities outlined for each position
have hardly been reviewed in the past years. This
Goals: needs to change. In addition to that, members are not
receiving the support and resources that they should
Improve and encourage be in order to help their club succeed. Here is how I
better communication plan to combat these obstacles that negatively impact
Revamp all the District:
responsibilities of
District Board Members Effective communication throughout the Florida
Develop and distribute District on all levels is imperative to stand up to the
resources collapsing nature of our district. The only way we
throughout the district will grow again is through a collective effort.
for both members and Renovating the responsibilities and duties of
officers the District Board is of upmost priority. They have
Strengthen the clearly not been updated to match the fleeting
relationship between nature of our district; our needs change and so
District Board members should our expectations and tasks of officers and
and members across board members.
the district Providing helpful resources is something that
Provide officers with the needs to be incentivized for not only the beginning
tools to set up the of the service year, but also throughout. The
beginning of the service District Board is meant to serve the members of
year the Florida District; it is now to time to act on that
Conduct District Board responsibility .
Members training earlier
in the service year to
promote a more
effective district
Hello Florida District!
My name is Meit Dave and I am seeking the office of District Governor. I am currently a junior
at the University of South Florida hoping that I will achieve my lifelong goal of becoming an
anesthesiologist. I have been involved in the Kiwanis family for a little over 6 years and hope to
increase that number in the coming years.
From the experience that I gained as the Conventions Chair and my past leadership positions in
the Kiwanis Family, I feel as though I am the ideal candidate for District Governor. My
Governor’s Project, Forging Florida’s Future, encourages members to take a step back and
analyze why our district has not been performing at the level that it should be. My goal with this
Governor’s Project is to not only encourage positive changes to our district, but also find a way
to implement service projects throughout the district that will make a noticeable impact.
If you would like more information about my Governor’s Project, please take a look at my
campaign literature, or even better, ask me in person!
I look forward to seeing you at DCON!
Yours in Service,
Meit Dave
EDUARDO MARTINEZ
FOR FLORIDA CKI DISTRICT GOVERNOR
Greetings Leaders, About Me
School: Miami Dade College - North
Welcome to our 63rd annual District Convention! I would like to personally Study: Elementary Education
welcome you to DCON, let this weekend be one filled with celebration for all that Year: Junior
your club has done this service year and all that we will continue to do once we Hometown: Hialeah, Florida
leave here this weekend. This DCON is most special for me because I have the Years in Kiwanis Family: 7 (2013 - 2020)
honor of running to be your District Governor. As Evergold Lieutenant Governor, I
have had the opportunity of creating friendships across our district and spreading
our universal goal of educational opportunities for everyone, no matter the so- CKI Leadership
cio-economic circumstance. I hope you are able to learn a little more about myself District
and my project as well as my goals for our district! • Evergold Division Lieutenant
Governor ‘19 - ‘20
Please make sure to come to see me as I would love to speak with you personally • DCON Decorations Subcommittee
on how my governor’s project can make a change in your own division and clubs. ‘20
I would love to discuss with you how we are going to collectively meet our goals • Laws, Regulations and Awards
for this year! Chair ‘18 - ‘19
Club
See you at DCON! • Miami Dade College Charter
Eduardo Martinez President ‘19
International CKI Convention (CKIx)
• Planning Chair ’20
My District Goals are:
Increase District Membership by 30% through,
• Collaborating more with younger SLPs (K-Kids, Builders Clubs, Key Clubs, Kiwanis Family Event Attendance
Aktion Clubs) • Florida CKI DCON ‘19,’20
• Promoting campus involvement, not just tabling, but participation in the • Florida CKI LTC ‘19
campus community at large • CKIx ‘19
• Fostering Membership Growth through recruitment and program develop- • Florida Kiwanis DCON ‘17, ‘19
ment • Florida Key Club DCON ‘17, ‘18, ‘19
• Increasing Kiwanis Family visibility • Aktion Club LTC ‘19
• Creating a better awareness of altruistic service
Increase District Training
• Host Club Leadership Education conferences throughout the district (mid- Accomplishments
spring - early summer) • Increased my divisions LTC atten-
• Bi-monthly webinars with club officers hosted by the district executives dance by over 800%
• More officer in-depth meaningful training at district events (LTC and DCON) • Created and conducted first-ever
Circle K Club Leadership Educa-
tion Conference with over 80%
of the clubs in the division in
attendance
• I was instrumental in getting
University College of the Cayman
Islands to their first-ever LTC and
District Convention
CONTACT INFO: eduardo.martinez027@mymdc.net (305) 746-0019 @_eduardomartinez__
BOOK IT TO LITERACY
MY GOVERNOR’S PROJECT
Most people are not aware of this fact; Children who don’t read What Can You Do?
proficiently by the 3rd grade are four times more likely to drop out of • Create Literacy Packets (w/
school (Center for Public Education, 2015) Love Letters for Literacy)
• Host book drives for local Title
Book it to Literacy is a project with a simple yet profound mission, that I schools/ daycares (w/ Read
being, to bring books into the hands of as many children across the state Conmigo)
of Florida and the Cayman Islands as possible while promoting childhood • Read Across America Day
literacy. Together, I believe as a district we have the power to help de- • Work with Low 300 Schools
crease the illiteracy rate. With my project, the possibilities are endless, no • Start a Book Club (w/ Scholas-
service project in this area is too big or too small. tic)
• Sponsor a Classroom Library
This project will also allow us the opportunity to work closely with our
K-Family, as our clubs can work with a K-Kids club by reading to them at
their club meetings, or with the help of the K-Kids build a book club at
their local school. This project can also be as fun as you’d like it to be with
the possibilities being endless, for example, who doesn’t love a good book
with a moral to the story, or with the Cat in the Hat on Read Across Ameri-
ca Day celebrating Dr. Seuss’ birthday.
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CONTACT INFO: eduardo.martinez027@mymdc.net (305) 746-0019 @_eduardomartinez__
Eduardo Martinez, Candidate for District Governor Miami Dade College - North Campus January 24, 2020 Dear Florida District of Circle K Leaders, I am writing this letter to declare my intent to run for the position of 2020-2021 District Governor for the Florida District of Circle K International, inclusive of the clubs from the Cayman Islands to the farthest north clubs stretching from Pensacola to Jacksonville and all points in between. My name is Eduardo Martinez, I have been in the Kiwanis Family for over seven years. My journey began as a shy freshman in high school running to be my Key Club’s charter secretary, little did I know when I got my feet wet with Kiwanis; I had found my second family instantaneously. For as long as I can remember in Key Club I had always felt “FLACKI” was merely a reference to a cute stuffed animal. However, as the time grew closer for me to join the Florida District of Circle K, I realized “FLACKI” was so much more than just a bird or the next step up from Key Club. Instead, it became very apparent to me that “FLACKI” was the symbol of like-minded individuals who through rendering altruistic service to their fellow humankind. While acknowledging there is a “cute FLACKI” side to our organization, there must also be a strong affirmation from every member in our district, that together they can find new approaches to address what the exact issues are and then plan on ways we can improve upon those issues. You might ask me, “Do you have your own ideas on how to solve these issues?” I am pleased to say that yes I do have my own ideas, but I believe that the best ideas come from collaborating with one another. No one person will have all of the answers, so it is important that we come together to come up with a comprehensive plan for our district. My goals as Governor are to strengthen our current clubs so that they may grow and mature into strong clubs setting an example for newly chartered clubs to emulate. My second goal is now obvious in that I would like the district to grow by 20% the number of clubs and membership growth of 30%. I commit that as your District Governor, I will not stop working to better our district in every way possible. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to approach me! I look forward to meeting each and everyone and answering any questions you may have at any time during the convention! I humbly ask for your vote of support in my candidacy. Sincerely, Eduardo Martinez
Alex Perez
Candidate for District Governor
About Me
School: Tallahassee Community College
Major: Criminal Justice & Psychology
Years in Kiwanis Family: 8
Favorite Tenet: Service
Hometown: Miami, FL
Goals for the District
Increase the focus on membership recruitment
Event Attendance and retention.
DCON: '17,'18,'19 Identify and resolve key issues that stunt growth.
LTC: '16,'17,'18,'19 Recognize that every club and their communities
CKIx: '19 are different, in turn recognizing that every
Kiwanis DCON: '19 potential member is different.
Key Club DCON: '17,'18,'19 Revise the roles and responsibilities of the
International Council Meeting: July '19 District and District Board Members and how we
CKI Leadership can benefit the clubs and their members.
Club Establish a presidents council to increase
Secretary: '16-'17 communication and access to updated
Vice-President: '17-'18 information and resources.
District Revise the training experience of both District
Conventions Chair: '17-'19 Board Members and Club Officers to benefit their
Suncoast Division Liaison: '18-'19 communities.
District Secretary: '19-present Develop a better member experience.
International
Governing Docs and Awards
Contact Me
Committee Member: '19-present
Phone: (786) 758-1624
CKIx19
Email: alexp9702@gmail.com
Elections ChairThe Recovery Project
District Growth Environmental Growth
Focus: Membership Growth and Retention Focus: Environmental justice and advocacy
Resolve key issues The promotion of safe and positive
How do we identify and resolve protesting.
these key issues? What is positive protesting?
Implement a way for the District Board Protesting for something you agree
to benefit clubs and resolve specific with, rather than something you
issues. disagree with.
Establish a presidents council for Properly educate members of your club
community outreach and beneficial and community on the impacts of
discussion. Climate Change and environmental
Revise the role of a Lieutenant Governor degradation.
and how they can assist with club- Properly educate club members on safe
specific problems. and positive protesting.
Revise the role of a District Chair and Promote the advocacy of environmental
how they can benefit the members. justice.
Revise the role of the Executive Promote the 4 R's of waste
Committee and how they can management: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle,
benefit/train the District. and Recover.
Service Projects:
Recruitment Fairs Beach clean-up
Environmental justice protests Street clean-up
Member education seminars Community outreach
Call your local government Community education seminars
Host recycling sessions during/after meetings
Creating/posting educational posters around campusAlexander Perez
Tallahassee Community College
Tallahassee, FL
January 24, 2020
To the Florida District of Circle K International,
This letter is the official notice of my intent to run for District Governor for the 2020-
2021 year.
My name is Alex Perez and I currently serve as your District Secretary. I have
served on the Florida District Board on multiple levels. I began my journey in CKI
leadership as my home club’s secretary and then progressing to Vice-President, District
Committee Chair, Suncoast Division Liaison, and now District Secretary. It is my plan to
use my experience in all these positions to better benefit the clubs and their members.
My goal as the 2020-2021 District Governor is to redesign the working of the
District Board. For years, the bare minimum of the board has been to keep clubs up to
date and provide them with available resources. I want to change it to allow the
District Board to be able to make these resources and help clubs with their specific
issues. The District has spent years in a membership decline and my plan is to use my
position and resources to push the District into a state of growth.
My Governor’s Project is centered around two tiers, both with a center of focus.
The purpose of this to increase the attention paid to membership recruitment and
retention, while still promoting impactful service in our communities. It’s time we paid
more attention to what is happening with our clubs that is causing this rapid decline
and work to resolve these issues as fast as possible.
The years and time I dedicated to this organization has been an amazing honor
and I’m looking forward to the potential that we have as a community. Thank you so
much for giving me this opportunity to run for this position and spending this busy DCON
weekend with everyone.
Yours in Service,
Alex PerezSecretary Candidate
DEANNA
KREINBRING
FOR FLORIDA DISTRICT SECRETARY
DEAR F LORIDA DISTRI CT,
My name is Deanna Kreinbring and I am running to serve you and
WHO I AM: the Florida District as Secretary My personal skills dedication to
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service and passion for CKI are what will aid in my position This
Second year first generation student at the
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past year on the District Board has been an amazing experience
University of Florida
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but through this experience I also saw room for growth in
Majors Criminology and Business
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communication and collaboration With my goals outlined below I
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hope to mend this gap and put our District on a path for success I
Hometown Vero Beach FL
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hope everyone has a great DCON and I cannot wait to get to know
you all
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LEADERSHI P MY PLANS
Key Club Vice President Increase communication between club secretaries LTGs and , ,
Key Club President District Secretary .
Florida District Kiwanis Family Relations Chair Revamp feedback survey for club executives .
UF CKI Kiwanis Family Relations Chair Work with the executive committee to set guidelines for
District committee chairs and support club committees .
Promote International resources to clubs .
Maintain club officer contact lists to share between clubs to
promote inter division communication and service projects
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ATTENDANCE
2019 CKI DCON
2019 Key Club DCON CONTACT INFORMATI ON
2019 Key Club Training Conference
2019 Key Club KCKC Zone C ( ) Mobile 772 453 9552
: - - Instagram deannakreinbring
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2019 Leadership Training Conference Email dkreinbring ufl edu
: @ .Deanna Kreinbring
January 11th, 2020
Dear Florida District of Circle K International,
My name is Deanna Kreinbring, and I am running to serve our Florida District as
Secretary. I am a second-year student studying criminology and business at the
University of Florida. My positions as Kiwanis Family Relations chairs for both UF CKI
and the District have given me many valuable experiences that I believe have prepared
me for this role and opened my eyes to what the Florida District is truly capable of.
My plans to serve the Florida District include the following: increase
communication throughout the District; provide clubs an opportunity to have their
voice, opinions, and ideas heard; support committee chairs on the District and club
level; increase resource awareness on all levels.
I joined CKI after Key Club because of the amazing service projects and friends I
made along the way. I stayed in CKI because it became my family. As a first-generation
student on a large college campus, I may not have as much support as other students.
CKI became my home-away from-home; a place where I could truly be myself and
explore my passion for service. My personal experiences have taught me to always go
after what I am passionate about. With this in mind, I humbly ask for your
consideration as the next Secretary of the Florida District.
Yours in service,
Deanna KreinbringTreasurer Candidate
FREDERICK BREA
FOR DISTRICT TREASURER
About me Why am I Running?
School: Miami Dade
I am Frederick Brea and I am running to be
College-Wolfson Campus
your Florida District Treasurer of Circle K
Major: Business
International. Each leadership position that I
Administration
Years in Kiwanis: 4 years have held has taught me how to manage clubs
and help them accomplish their goals. With my
experience I can help clubs in the District with
Leadership not only their finances but the overall
Suncoast Division prosperity of their club. I believe that with my
Liaison, 19-20 knowledge I will be able to help the District and
CKI Charter President, their clubs to improve.
18-20
Key Club President Goals
17-18 Help clubs pay their dues and update the
Membership Update Center.
Educate members on the importance of
dues.
Contact info Monthly calls with club treasurers.
Help clubs with fundraisers and
membership growth.
Attendance
Frederick.brea001@mymdc.net
Florida CKI District Convention 2019
(305) 216-2572 CKIx 2019
Florida Kiwanis District Convention
2019
Florida CKI Leadership Training
Conference 2019Frederick Brea
Miami Dade College-Wolfson Campus
January 24, 2019
Dear Florida District of Circle K,
My name is Frederick Brea and I am seeking the position of District Treasurer. I am
currently the Suncoast Division Liaison and Circle K International Charter President at Miami
Dade College Wolfson campus. I was also Key Club President back in high school. I have been
in this family for almost five years. From being Key Club President I familiarized myself with
the Kiwanis Family and all the branches.
As Suncoast Liaison, I am in charge of a Division just like a Lieutenant Governor. The
only difference is that I was appointed by the Governor because there was a vacancy in the
position. The Division is far from my school, however, that did not stop me from going to the
schools and helping them. As mentioned, I am the charter president for a Circle K club at Miami
Dade College which has taught me how to balance more than one position. With two positions, I
have had to learn how to manage time, accomplish goals in both positions, divide the
responsibilities and still commit to other activities in school. As a Suncoast Liaison, I learned to
help more than one club at risk. These clubs needed help with their dues, and with membership
growth. From helping them I have experience with the dues structure, the Membership Update
Center and the invoices.
As District Treasurer, I commit myself to help the clubs in the district pay dues on time,
and teach members about and why we pay dues and the benefits that come along with it. First, I
will educate members about the dues structure and what our dues fund district and international
wise. Then, I will help them create a budget, pay dues and pave a successful path for their club.
In other words, I will be committed to help the clubs in the district to be successful not only with
their money but also with their membership. Besides these goals, I will also help them with
fundraisers and help develop all the ideas.
I believe I am prepared to run for higher office in the Florida District of Circle K
International. This position will keep preparing me for the future. I promise to always keep
working to help with the improvement of the organization. Thank you for the opportunity!
Yours in service,
Frederick BreaEditor Candidate
Candidate for District Editor
Matt
Wade
About Me Why Me?
I have a lot of room to grow
Freshman at UCF
as a leader, and I believe the
Forensic Science Major next step in my CKI journey is
Favorite Tenant: Fellowship serving a complete term on the
5 Years in the Kiwanis Family district board. My current term felt
more like I was finishing someone
Favorite Service Project:
else’s work as opposed to being
Come Out With Pride there for myself, so I’m excited to
push myself to new heights!
Contact Me! Club Editors
Leadership
Establish relationships with
Email Address Circle K Intl.
editors at the start of my
matthew-wade@live.com term 2019-2020 District Editor
Figure out how often editors 2019 UCF Club Editor
Phone Number
wish to be contacted and Key Club
(813) 389-6201 through what media
2017-2019
Circle Kapers RoundAbout
Continue Club and Develop Photo-Sharing Distinguished
International Representation Google Drive Club Editor
Further develop my style Support District-wide transparency,
Implement incentives unity, and permanence
My GoalsDear Florida and Cayman Islands District, My name is Matt Wade, and I am writing this letter to declare my intent to run for the election of your 2020-2021 District Editor. I am entering my 6th year in the Kiwanis Family. Like many CKI’ers, I joined the Kiwanis Family when I joined Key Club during my freshman year of high school. When I graduated from high school, I knew I wanted to join CKI right away to find friends quickly. Also, I wanted to focus on CKI from the get-go as opposed to splitting my time between many different clubs like I did in the beginning of high school. I never would have thought that after my first year in CKI that I would be campaigning at DCON. This year has moved very quickly for me. I started my first semester at the University of Central Florida where I immediately joined Circle K last Fall. I went to every service event and every social event that I could because I enjoyed hanging out with other service-crazed people. During my first semester, I was elected Club Editor and then appointed District Editor. My first semester was stressful to say the least but also thrilling. Since December, when I was appointed to serve on your 2019-2020 District Board, life has calmed down quite a bit. Serving on your District Board has been an experience like none other. My leadership skills have grown exponentially as I got to work with so many different people with so many different styles of leadership. Seeing behind-the-scenes of how the District operates day-to-day was also a unique experience that I never would have had if I wasn’t appointed to District Editor. I have gotten to see where the District has excelled as well as where the District can improve. As your District Editor, I will work to empower our transparency, unity, and permanence as a District. I believe that there is 1 product that can achieve all 3 of these goals: a photo-sharing Google Drive. I call it RoundAbout because circles are round . . . and Circle K is a circle. The District already utilizes Google Drive for all file storage, so why not add a central location for photos? Also, the Google Drive gets passed down from board to board, so if photos were added, then future boards could look at past service projects in an organized method to assist the District further down the line. If you have any more questions about this exciting venture or my overall campaign, please reach out to me at either of my contacts below, or find me at DCON. Thank you for spending the time to read this letter, and I look forward to spending DCON with you all! With Lots of Love, Matt Wade Matt Wade Email: matthew-wade@live.com Phone: (813) 389-6201
International Endorsements Candidates
Hello Lovely Florida District of CKI, My name is Kaitlyn Carroll and I am seeking your endorsement to run for the position of International Trustee for the 2020-2021 service year. My Kiwanis Family story, like so many others, began when I joined Key Club in high school. After 3 years, serving my community and the Kiwanis Family had become my entire life. As soon as I was ready to depart my small town for a university with over 30,000 students, I knew I wanted to find a community of people that could make Florida State feel like home, which is why I was immediately drawn to CKI and became an active member of my club. When the opportunity arose to run for Panhandle LTG, I knew I had to seize the opportunity to serve on the district board and help the club I love, as well as every other club in the Panhandle, improve and grow. It has been an amazing honor to serve as LTG this year while working alongside so many other dedicated CKI members who inspire me at every board meeting we attend. Serving as Panhandle Lieutenant Governor and being a part of the FLACKI District Board has been an experience I know I will cherish for a very long time. I wanted to take my experience in CKI a step further, and upon learning more about the WASH Project at a CKIx workshop, I knew I wanted to improve awareness of the WASH Project and access to fundraising resources to help CKI reach our goal of $240,000 by 2022. I was appointed as the WASH/UNICEF Ambassador last August, where I have been able to work with people from all across CKI on the International Service Committee, as well as learn more about International, how it functions, and how it impacts our clubs and districts. While the new CKI year was approaching, I was inspired to run for International Trustee, where I will have the opportunity to represent and work with CKI districts, as well as act as a liaison for an international committee, where I will use my experiences as a member to help execute their goals and ambitions. I hope to be able to proudly represent FLACKI on the international level, and that is why I humbly seek your endorsement, as well as your love and support, to run for International Trustee at CKIx 2020. Yours in Service,
MARIA LANDRON
INTERNATIONAL VICE PRESIDENT
LEADERSHIP HELLO FLORIDA & THE CAYMAN ISLANDS -
19-20 |International Trustee There is nobody I would rather go around the world with
19-20 |Global Development Committee Chair than with my flamazing family! For the past three years I
19-20 |FL CKI Membership Chair have loved leading and serving with all of you. This
18-19 |Evergold Lieutenant Governor weekend, I humbly ask for your support as I seek the
17-18 |PBA CKI Charter President position of 2020-2021 International Vice President.
MY PLATFORM There are a lot of things I've learned this year from serving
EMPOWER COMMITTEES on the International Board, that I hope to implement next
-Appoint district chair liaisons year in order to continue building our family. Please let
-Strenghten the committee training process me know if you have any questions about my platform!
THINK GLOBALLY In this together,
-Restructure our European Region (KIEF)
-Highlight our international clubs Maria Landron
-Develop international training programs Candidate for International Vice President
ENCOURAGE SUSTAINABILITY
-Launch our members education program ROME WASN'T BUILT IN A DAY,
-Develop personalized MRF & dues plans for
District Treasurers and Secretaries
THE SAME GOES FOR CKI
UNANIMOUSLY ENDORSED BY PALM BEACH ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY CKI
maria@floridacirclek.org 561-313-2584 @mariaacdlMaria Alejandra Landron
Palm Beach Atlantic University
Candidate for International Vice President
January 24, 2020
Dear Florida and the Cayman Islands,
My name is Maria Alejandra Landron and I am writing this letter to formalize my interest in
running for the position of 2020-2021 International Vice President. Being in CKI for the last
three years has been the most wonderful experience of my lifetime. Through this family, I have
made lifetime friends while serving my community and seeing others grow as leaders. As
International Vice President, I am ready to take our family to the next level.
Three years ago, I took a leap of faith in this organization and charted my home CKI club during
my first semester in college. I chartered my club from scratch, and at the beginning, it all felt like
a one-man-show. After years of being involved in the growth initiatives of the club, district, and
international level I came to a very simple conclusion. Just like Rome wasn’t built in a day, the
same goes for CKI. Sustainable growth takes time. If elected, that will be my message as
International Vice President.
I currently serve as an International Trustee on the 2019-2020 International Board. As a trustee, I
represent the voices of the Panama, Kentucky-Tennessee, Rocky Mountains, and Caribbean
Districts. I also currently serve as the Global Development Committee Chair, where I oversee all
of the international regions. As well as the Membership Chair for the Florida District.
As International Vice President, my goals are centered on strengthening our international
committee system by implementing committee liaisons who will facilitate communication with
their district board counterparts, strengthen our training, and create yearly plans in order to
ensure committee progress. I also plan on focusing on the expansion and/or restructuring of our
international regions and make sure their service, leadership, and fellowship are highlighted.
Anyone who knows me knows that CKI is something I love with my whole heart and will always
do anything in my power to see this organization grow. This is exactly what I intend on doing if
elected International Vice President.
In this together,
Maria Alejandra LandronDerek Stewart
For International Vice President
Focusing on OUR future
Working alongside our District Treasurers and
CKIx Finance Committee to work on
changing the current international fees
structure to promote less of a strain on
smaller clubs.
Bringing the clubs passion back into service.
Encourage members to create their own
passion projects.
Focus on the building of leaders through
Leadership their experiences within the organization
rather than the focus of leaders because of
2019-20 Florida Legal Chair
2019 Florida Kiwanis DCON Intern the positions people hold.
2018-19 Florida District Treasurer Promote Transparency by informing District
2018-20 CKI Club Secretary
Boards of committee updates, upcoming
2018 Florida District OTIC Chair
2017-18 CKIx Planning Committee
campaigns and opportunities
External Relations Representative
2017-18 CKI Club President Attendance
2015-16 Key Club Senior Class
Director
Contact Information
Derek@FloridaCirclek.org
Cell: (954) 830-1363Derek Stewart
Tallahassee Community College
Tallahassee, Florida
January 21 , 2020
st
To the Florida District,
My name is Derek Stewart, and I am officially announcing my candidacy for the position
of International Vice-President for the 2020-2021 year. I have been in the Kiwanis
Family for 6 years now, and I couldn’t be happier that I was led to this wonderful family.
Through my journey in Circle K International, I served as District Treasurer where my
time management skills were truly put to the test I had to balance CKI work, community
service, family emergencies, work, and school. However, this made me work even harder
to accomplish, revamping the budget, working with other District Treasurers ensuring
they were prepared for their District, creating documents on accessing the MUC,
generating new dues publications, reviewing scholarship applications, and develop
email templates. Through it all, plenty of discussion of the future for our organization
was had, through countless phone calls at all times of the day, focusing on getting the
passion back in our members. By all of this hard work I was recognized at Orlando CKIx
as one of two District Treasurers to be recognized as Distinguished.
This past year I served as the District Legal Chair, ensuring that our District functioned
in accordance with out bylaws. I revived our District Policy Code, assisted with Bylaw
questions, drafted a multitude of Bylaw amendments, and worked closely with our
board members to help keep us on track. This is not to say that our year was without
issues, but I want to work to change those issues for the future of our organization.
As International Vice-President I hope to reignite the strength of our Districts with
plans working to finalize a more appropriate fees structure, focusing on more
promotional materials to showcase why we are such a great organization, and work to
create a way for our Districts to assess the strengths of our clubs, similarly to what was
once the International Analytical Ad-Hoc Committee from 2015. These three goals are a
unified idea to address the issue which we have been facing for a long time on
International, Membership Decline. By inspiring our members to do projects they are
passionate about, they are more likely to WANT to talk about the club they are in. Their
passion is able to be recognized and in turn they are able to help others recognize the
passion within themselves going unnoticed. With more resources available to our
members it becomes easier for them to express these emotions.
The experience and skills I have adopted throughout the years can be easily
incorporated within our organization to get us back on track to growing and making an
even larger impact in our local, state, and international communities.
Yours in Service,
Derek StewartSunbelt Division Candidate
Suwannee Candidate
Suwannee Division
Candidate for Lieutenant Governor
Mayra Gonzalez Guzman
● Leadership
○ Key Club Member ‘16-’18
○ CKI K-Relations Committee Chair ‘19-present
○ UNF’s CKI Secretary ‘19-present
○ Sacramento State College Satellite Member ‘19-present
● Projects
○ River City Pride Festival - inclusion for all members of the
LGBTQ+ community in Jacksonville
○ Jax Agriculture & Fair - found funding with a Kiwanis club in
our division to pay for dues
○ Connections with California - attend a meeting with a different
district to have insight on tactics for membership growth and
ideas for service projects
○ Kiwanis Christmas Party - partnered with our sponsor to be a
part of the annual party for their Bug program
○ ‘Paint the Town’ - painting houses on the annual day of service
in remembrance of MLK
University of North Florida
Jacksonville, FLHello Florida District, My name is Mayra Gonzalez Guzman and this letter serves as my official intent to campaign and run for the position. I am hoping for your support in becoming your next Lieutenant Governor for the Suwannee Division. I believe in my experience as a club member looking at my role models and taking an officer position in CKI has provided me with the knowledge and charisma needed to be a great candidate for this position in the Florida. My experience with Kiwanis has only ever been good and I see my relationship with the clubs in the division only grow more since it has been chartered. Within the last two years my home club has grown to where I can proudly say we have established a place of both community and fellowship in the Jacksonville area. Although my home club still has some way to go, I hope as your future Lieutenant Governor, I can help establish ways for us, as both a divisional and district personale, to grow our interclub relations, better communication within all the divisions, have bi-monthly DMC’s, and reach out to those who need help when given the opportunity to help fellow members. I believe with these goals in mind myself and others in our division will be able to create a fantastic year for those to come. Cheers, Mayra Gonzalez Guzman
Sample Caucus Questions
Sample Caucus Questions
1) Why did you join CKI?
2) What does CKI mean to you?
3) What has been your favorite experience in CKI?
4) Do you have a job, and will you be able to make time for CKI to travel?
5) How will you be able to manage both academic and CKI activities?
6) What is your favorite tenant of CKI and why?
7) What have you gained personally and professionally through your involvement in CKI?
8) How has CKI shaped the way you see community service?
9) What is your greatest strength and greatest weakness?
10) What is your favorite service project and why?
11) What have you done to improve your club this year?
12) What have you done to support your club in growth? Service? Leadership development?
13) What other school activities are you involved in?
14) What are your greatest accomplishments?
15) What is your past leadership experience? How can this help you, if elected?
16) What qualities should a successful officer possess?
17) What do you hope to learn and gain through the experience of being a District Officer?
18) What does leadership mean to you?
19) What is one major goal you wish to accomplish if elected to serve in this position?
20) What does service mean to you?
21) What are your long-term and short-term goals for your position, if elected? How do you plan
to achieve your goals?
22) What do you see as the main priorities of the District Board next year?
23) How do you deal with conflict?
24) How will you effectively voice the concerns of the clubs you serve?
25) Why are you seeking this office as opposed to another position?
26) Describe your personal time management techniques.
27) Describe why you believe you are qualified for this office.
28) Describe the responsibilities of this office.
29) Give three adjectives to describe yourself. And explain why you chose them?
1Caucus Guidelines
Caucus Guidelines
In order to ensure an orderly process and guarantee due process to all candidates
involved in the elections for District office, all caucus participants will follow these
caucus guidelines.
Each caucus will be assigned a moderator who will be in charge of recognizing
questioners and who will ensure the orderly conduct of the caucus. Questions will be
accepted at the discretion of the moderator, but will, in no event, violate any of the
following guidelines:
1. The underlying purpose of our caucuses is to determine if the candidate is
well versed in all areas of Circle K International.
2. Each candidate must ask permission from the moderator to enter the
caucus room.
3. The time limits must be strictly adhered to. If a candidate is late to arrive at
a caucus room, he or she does not receive any extra time to speak or
answer questions.
4. Questions will be asked in an orderly fashion. The moderator must
recognize each questioner before the questioner speaks.
5. The questioner will stand and state his or her name and school before
asking a question.
6. Candidates will receive the attention of the assembled delegates and be
given sufficient time to answer a question before being asked another.
7. Questions will pertain to Circle K International. No questions regarding
religion, politics, sex or other matters that could be considered
inappropriate or in poor or questionable taste will be allowed.
8. Hazing and any physical contact with the candidates are strictly
prohibited. Requests for the candidate to perform physical feats are also
strictly prohibited. Asking a candidate to compare himself or herself to
another candidate is prohibited.
9. No late admittance shall be permitted while a candidate is speaking.
10. Proper decorum should be observed in the caucus room. There will be no
distractions, side conversations, or use of electronic devices while a
candidate is present.House of Delegates Rules
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