Welcome to Goddard Toastmasters!

Club 3496 · Area 42 · Division D · District 36

Goddard Toastmasters is open to Goddard employees, contractors, interns, and guests who want to improve their communication and leadership skills. The club offers a supportive environment to:

• Speak confidently in public
• Practice and apply leadership techniques
• Evaluate speeches effectively
• Use motivational techniques
• Develop strong listening skills

Meeting Schedule

Goddard Toastmasters meets on the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month from 12:00 P.M. to 1:00 P.M. Eastern, usually virtually via NASA Teams. Doors open at 11:30 A.M. for anyone who has questions about Toastmasters or the Toastmasters Pathways program.

👉 Please see the appropriate sample agenda below for the NASA Teams connection link:

• Sample Agenda - 2nd Wednesday of the month
• Sample Agenda - 4th Wednesday of the month

Upcoming 2026 meeting dates:

• June 10 — Hybrid in B33, Room A116
• June 24 — Club officer elections
• July 8
• July 22
• August 12
• August 26
• September 9
• September 23
• October 14
• October 28
• November 11
• November 25
• December 9
• December 23

We occasionally hold hybrid meetings that are both virtual (Teams) and on-site (GSFC Building 33).
Please check Dateline Goddard (internal to GSFC employees) for the current location or contact our VP Education or VP Membership for details. Visitors are always welcome, including interns and summer students!

Guests and Center Access

Note to guests: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center has enhanced security policies for on-center access.

For visitors who are not GSFC-badged:

• Arrangements must be made at least two business days in advance
• A club member must apply for visitor badges on your behalf
• On the day of the visit, a Goddard Toastmasters member will meet you at the front gate, sign you in, and escort you on and off the facility

If on-center access is difficult, we recommend exploring other nearby Toastmasters clubs. You can search for clubs at:
Toastmasters – Find a Club

2025–2026 Club Officers

Role	Name
President	Ginger Butcher, PM1
VP Education	Dylan Baker, IP1
VP Membership	Nancy Carney, LD3
VP Public Relations	Laura Vega, CC, CL, IP2
Secretary	Vacant
Treasurer	Patrick McHale, CTM, PM1
Sergeant-at-Arms	Ginger Butcher, PM1
Immediate Past President	Dylan Baker, IP1

• Club Officers Email: gsfc-toastmastersexec@lists.nasa.gov
  

Education award key:
Pathways designations: PM1 = Presentation Mastery Level 1; IP1/IP2 = Innovative Planning Level 1/2; LD3 = Leadership Development Level 3.
Legacy awards: CC = Competent Communicator; CL = Competent Leader; CTM = Competent Toastmaster.
For more abbreviations, see the Toastmasters Education Awards Key.

Additional Resources

• How to Join Goddard Toastmasters - Step-by-step membership instructions
• Guest Information - What to expect at meetings and center access details
• Brief History - Club history and past presidents
• Frequently Asked Questions - Comprehensive Toastmasters FAQ
• Useful Links - Toastmasters International, District, and nearby clubs

Toastmasters and NASA Notices

The information on this website is for the sole use of Toastmasters members for Toastmasters business only. It is not to be used for solicitation or distribution of non-Toastmasters material or information.

Toastmasters International, the Toastmasters International logo, and all other Toastmasters International trademarks and copyrights are the sole property of Toastmasters International and may be used only by permission. The names “Toastmasters International”, “Toastmasters”, and the Toastmasters International emblem are trademarks protected in the United States, Canada, and other countries where Toastmasters clubs exist. Unauthorized use is strictly prohibited.

For NASA privacy policies and important notices, please see:
Privacy Policies and Important Notices

Acknowledgment of Past Curators

The historical Goddard Toastmasters website, originally hosted at toastmasters.gsfc.nasa.gov, reflects the efforts of multiple curators across its long history. Among them, Nicholas Collins played a major role in maintaining and organizing the site for many years, helping preserve newsletters, meeting minutes, educational materials, and club records. Nick’s professional work at NASA Goddard included extensive experience in optical data and image analysis, with contributions to the Roman Space Telescope, PACE/OCI, JWST science operations, and the Hubble Space Telescope (WFC3 and STIS).

As Goddard Toastmasters content is migrated to the current NASA Communities site at nasa-communities.org/clubs/toastmasters, we are grateful for his stewardship of the club’s legacy resources.

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Responsible NASA Official: Dylan Z. Baker; Curator: Laura D. Vega. Feedback, corrections, and suggestions are welcome.

Home page last updated: 2026-06-04