Deniz Şenelt Kalelioğlu, DTM
for District 109 PQD
Nominated for Program Quality Director 2026-2027. Driven to serve members better - through quality, interactivity and results, aiming for an effective and joyful Toastmasters experience for all.
Please vote for me as your PQD.
Strategy
Start early, plan well, and actively work with an extensive team
Strategic planning and adding standard procedures
Use the brand value of Toastmasters to get support
Cultivate 3rd party relationships and increase support
Maintaining continuity - increasing attendance
Committees and events
Early actions and using the extensive network
Any visibility opportunity and targeted actions
Relationship building and empowering members
Knowing and following up with old and new members
Highlights
Program Quality Director role
- Continue our successes,
such as TLIx series, DCP support, District Conference and Winter event. - Enhance for better,
such as COTx, Contest support and Speechcraft support. - Develop new initiatives,
creating a standardized District Leadership Mentoring system and giving members more opportunities such as Academies (RISE, DEI and Sponsorship), Project Libraries (DTM, HPL and Rotary alliance), Special Panels (DTM Panels and World Speech Day Panels).
Contribution to District 109 so far
- Division keynote speaker (Lausanne, 2018)
- District workshop facilitator (Networking, 2018)
- DOT trainer (Training on Quality, 2018)
- District Application Preparation of 12 Clubs in Türkiye (2019-2020)
- District Conference speaker (Networking, 2021)
- Twice District TLI speaker (Quality, 2023 and 2024)
- District HOF (organizing committee, 2023)
- District Conference (Organizing Committee, 2024)
- D109 Division H Director 2023-2024
- D109 District PQD Team member - 24hr Trainathon chair 2024-2025
- D109 District PQD Team member - Collaborative Book chair 2025-2026
Promises
- Effectiveness and joyful memories
- Making Toastmasters serve members better
- To be present, active, and approachable
- Starting early, planning well
- Strategic thinking and adding standard procedures
- Maintaining continuity & increasing attendance
- Supporting growth with quality
- Working together with an extensive team
- Motivation and empowerment for all
- And I promise to launch the District 109 App in 2026!
Biography
International Master Trainer and Speaker, Certified Executive Coach, Learning and Development Consultant & Co-author of the books, Destination Facilitation and Club Success Strategies.
Education: Cognitive Psychology MA degree & PhD candidate in Industrial and Organizational Psychology with a concentration on leadership
Joined Toastmasters in 2000, active member since 2007 consecutively
DTM three times, at the pathways and past system (2014, 2020 and 2026)
Toastmasters Triple Crown Award (multiple times)
Toastmasters International Presidential Citation Recipient (2018)
Professionally: Trainer & past corporate training director & current training company owner - ProAkademi Consulting LLC.
Organized, designed & delivered training programs, academies and events globally
Head Trainer of JCI European Academy (Sweden), Conference Organizing Academy (Austria and Estonia), Project Management Academy (Russia)
International Conference Organizing Team member of JCI World Congresses (Vienna and Antalya), JCI European Conference (Istanbul), Toastmasters District 109 Conference (Istanbul)
Attendee, speaker, panellist, trainer: TI conferences (10), District conferences (5), other NGO conferences - ATD, JCI, PsiChi (20+), District Conference (Organizing Committee, 2024), HOF (Organizing Committee, 2023), Toastmasters International Club Success Strategies Webinar one of the three panellists (2025), Twice District TLI speaker (Quality, 2023 and 2024), District Conference speaker (Networking, 2021), District Application preparation (2019-2020), DOT trainer (Training on Quality, 2018), Division keynote speaker (Lausanne, 2018), and District workshop facilitator (Networking, 2018)
Network - national & international - 100 nationalities - entrepreneur
Innovation: National Summit (2016), Corporate Summit (2019), DTM Mastermind (2023)
Club Coach (2020) and TI Certified Mentor (2020)
Club sponsor (11), Club mentor (10), Individual sponsor (46)
D109 Division H Director 2023-2024
D109 District PQD Team member - 24hr Trainathon chair 2024-2025
D109 District PQD Team member - Collaborative Book chair 2025-2026
Hobby - Travelling (have travelled to 90 countries, including all the countries in D109 multiple times)
Mom of a 6-year-old daughter named Denise Zeyno and an Irish Setter dog named Star
Testimonials
"I've been always impressed by her great enthusiasm for our organization. Her friendly manner, dedication to the job in hand and readiness to go the extra mile to get things done, is very impressive. Blessed with high levels of Emotional Intelligence, Deniz's leadership abilities, work ethic and personal make-up, make her an ideal candidate for any leadership role."
Ted Corcoran
Toastmasters International President 2003/2004
"I have known Deniz for more than a decade. The first impression I got was that she is a dedicated and persevering individual. She would not hesitate in bringing together a team of capable individuals and plan to achieve the aspired goals… Deniz is a sphere of renewed energy that would be an asset to any team she is a part of."
Mohammed Murad
Toastmasters International President 2014/2015
"She has an extraordinary passion for quality and attention to detail … As a leader, Deniz always demonstrated a high level of creativity and was able to build, nurture and grow work teams composed of people from diverse nationalities, backgrounds and personalities. She has great leadership skills and experience and will succeed in even the most challenging environments."
Michael Kern
Past Vice President PR - Istanbul Toastmasters
"Deniz brings many people together across different clubs. An example was her HPL project 'DTM Mastermind', she invited me and another club's member to be co-facilitators, she could have done it herself, but she wanted us to grow together. I believe Deniz is one of the best contributors to our division, other divisions can also benefit from her experience and vision."
Özge Arslan Ayvacıklı
Past President - Ankara Kolejliler Toastmasters
"Deniz was the one who initiated Corporate Summit as her DTM project. She encouraged me and Sabri Dönmez to be the co-directors in its 3rd year. She shared her experiences with us before and during the summit and led us to follow the path. We had a successful Summit by acting together from the very beginning. She would be a great support to any team."
Yakup Bademci
Past President İzmir Türkçe Toastmasters - Corporate Summit Co-director
"I am a DTM due to her continuous support, encouragement and push sometimes, thanks Deniz for being our role model. We founded Ankara Türkçe Toastmasters in 2013 with her mentorship. During challenging times of Covid 19 pandemic, she was one of the few that we can discuss possible solutions and we can always have solution-oriented communication."
Sami Uzun, DTM
Past President Ankara Türkçe TM - Club Coach Ankara Kolejliler TM
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