First Vice President Margaret Page, DTM

Margaret Page, DTM, of Delta, British Columbia, Canada, is an entrepreneur and investor. She is the founder and co-founder of several companies, including Westminster Property Management Ltd., Precision Contractors Ltd., Quality Tire and Treading Ltd., Etiquette Page Enterprises, and Beyond the Page Coaching and Training Ltd. As a champion for women in politics, Page has been active over the last decade in supporting, developing, and delivering campaign schools for women in British Columbia and beyond to provide them with the tools to serve at three levels of government – municipal, provincial, and federal.

Page is certified in business management and accounting from Lakeland College, Lloydminster, Alberta. She is also certified in programs such as Parliamentarian, Board Diversity, Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), Executive Coaching and Cultural Intelligence. As a board member and fund development chair for the Sunshine Coast Community Foundation, Page oversaw an increase in endowments from $400,000 to $1,900,000. Page also served on the Board and Loans Committee of Community Futures of the Sunshine Coast. In addition, she volunteers to support her local air cadet squadron with their effective speaking program.

A Toastmaster since 2003, Page is a member of three clubs – the Advanced Speakers Club of Vancouver, British Columbia, Ambassadors Toastmasters of Tsawwassen, British Columbia, and Spotlight Speakers of Richmond, British Columbia. She has held a number of high-profile leadership positions within Toastmasters and has attained the Distinguished Toastmaster designation—the highest level of educational achievement in the organization.

Page says, “Toastmasters transforms people’s lives as we hold each other to a higher standard and lift each other up. It has absolutely opened up doors of opportunity that I wouldn’t have even imagined for myself.”

As an officer of the Toastmasters International Board of Directors, Page is a “working ambassador” for the organization. She works with the Board to develop, support, and modify the policies and procedures that guide Toastmasters International in fulfilling its mission.