The next regular meeting of Metrocrest Democrats will be April 9, at the New New Buffet, 3822 Belt Line Rd., Addison. Join us for conversation and dutch-treat supper at 6:30 pm. The program will begin at 7:00 pm.

Our speaker for the April 9th meeting will be Toni Pippins-Poole.

Ms. Pippins-Poole, is the Elections Administrator for Dallas County.  She began her service with the Dallas County Elections Department in 1988 as the Assistant Elections Administrator, and was appointed the Elections Administrator in 2011.

The Dallas County Elections Department has 45 full-time employees and over 5,000 election workers during major elections, with an annual budget of $6-$8 million.  The county has an official population of 2,368,139 and is now the ninth most populous county in the United States. 

Toni earned a B.B.A. from East Texas State University, now known as Texas A&M University-Commerce, and earned a certification as a Certified Elections/Registration Administrator (CERA) from Auburn University.  She also holds these certifications:

Chancellor's Comprehensive Certificate in Public Administration (CCPA), Election & Voter Registration and System Administration, Management Concepts in Elections and Voter Registration Administration, Ethics in Elections and Voter Registration Administration, Elections & Voter registration Information Management and Technology, Law of Elections and Voter Registration.