Mark Bastow
Area 28 Director
Mark Bastow
Area 28 Director
Membership : Portlaoise since 2008, Clane 2016 (Charter Member), Beara 2007 (Charter Member).
Non-Club Offices held: Area 40 Governor 2013/14, Area 40 Director 2023/24, Area 28 Director 2024/25.
Professional Letters: DTM, FCCA, FCT
Employment Status: Resting since 2010. Previously Corporate Treasurer.
Residual Status: UK Citizen happily exiled in County Laois, Ireland.
Interests: Horticulture, Writing (Short stories published in Sins, Sinners, Sinful & Storytellers New Writing from Ireland Anthologies and member of a writers’ co-operative and various writers groups), Bridge.
How have you benefited from your Toastmasters experience?
It has made me more coherent, focused, and tolerant. Made me see the potential in fellow members.
What excites you about your district role?
The challenges excite me in particular how to encourage membership growth and participation in Pathways.
