Dale is the President of SpeakersBank Australia, author of "The Speaking Formula", active Toastmaster, and semi-finalist in the 2017 World Championship of Public Speaking. Dale is a professional speaker and trainer and loves running the ChatterCamp program.
Allan has been a Toastmaster since he was 19, and is a pre-sales speaker and managing director in real life but has a passion for speaking, presenting and helping children develop better communication skills. Allan loves challenging the groups at ChatterCamp to become more confident speakers. Allan has also distinguished himself at National level in Toastmasters competitions. Allan frequently delivers communication and management workshops to his company's global offices.
Andrey is an IT geek with a passion for public speaking developed at Toastmasters. Between the busy work in NSW Government and raising two teenagers, he won the Division Humorous Speech Contest 2024 and is a serial contestant in the annual Dural Lifeboat Debate. Andrey is looking forward to helping kids find their confidence on stage and in life.
Chris is a Director of SpeakersBank Australia, and has built up his love for public speaking over 10 years as a Toastmaster. He is also a three-time judge for the Bear Pit Public Speaking Competition at NSW Parliament House. Chris believes that public speaking is one of life's crucial skills, and that is why he will be bringing along both his sons this year!
Suzanne Theuns from IBM uses her management expertise to help with the running of the ChatterCamp program, and also helps with the photographs of the camp and the monitoring of the participants' welfare.
Carmela is a teacher who loves seeing children learn, grow and have fun. She has been part of Toastmasters for 10 years and has competed in the evaluation contest at division level. Carmela is really looking forward to seeing the impact ChatterCamp can have on each child’s life.