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LORNA DUPOUY is President of The Etiquette School of New York. As an etiquette consultant Lorna provides training in effective self-presentation skills, corporate business etiquette, retail and restaurant etiquette training, and military protocols for the 21st century. Additionally, she instructs dining etiquette and social graces for children and adults.

In 2004, her husband retired after a 30+ year career in the U.S. Navy and Lorna opened her business in Saratoga Springs, New York with her “Youth Culture Program” for students in the 2nd through 12th grades.

A Saratoga native, Lorna is a 10-year veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps. She was responsible for the administration and protocol of top level General Officers, as well as The Secretary of the Navy located at the Pentagon, in Washington, D.C. She served a tour of duty in New York City at the U.S. Marine Corps National Public Affairs/Public Relations Office and was the administrative liaison to J. Walter Thompson Advertising Agency. Her last tour of duty she served as a Senior Drill Instructor at Parris Island, South Carolina, where she was responsible for the daily training of hundreds of recruits.

After the Marine Corps, she earned undergraduate degrees in Liberal Arts and Philosophy. She went on to earn a Master’s degree in Education (Curriculum & Instruction) and taught Philosophy, History, Geography and Conflict Resolution to high school students in the wine country of Temecula, California. Lorna received her Etiquette Trainer’s Certificate and her Business Etiquette Trainer’s Certificate from the prestigious American School of Protocol in Atlanta, Georgia. Lorna was a navy wife for 20+ years traveling the world with her husband, Captain Douglas K. Dupouy, USN (Ret) and their now college-aged son, Madison.

Lorna’s expertise in the area of protocol has led her to conduct numerous conference and seminars for all Officer ranks, enlisted Sailors and their respective spouses. Additionally, she has organized and supervised an aircraft carrier homecoming event for over 10,000 people in a city that had never experienced an aircraft carrier homecoming before. She has worked on many other large, professional events attended by thousands. Through the course of her travels, she has attended state dinners, embassy functions, and formal Afternoon Teas. She has hosted numerous cocktail parties, formal dinners, and other social functions as the first lady of an
F-14 Navy fighter squadron, a large Navy amphibious ship; The USS Denver, and one of the world’s super, nuclear-powered aircraft carriers; USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72).

CHRISTINE YAKUBEC devoted 35 years of her life to the teaching of students from widely different backgrounds, both academically and culturally. This large portion of her life naturally stirred a genuine interest in not only teaching but encouraging young people to be themselves and live up to their full potential.

After retiring from the Florida school system (Miami and Panama City), she returned to New York state, the place of her birth, upbringing and education. She continues to work for the Public School District on a part-time basis.

She received her BS in Elementary Education and MS in Reading and is certified in five subject areas in the state of Florida, as well as New York. Throughout the years she has served as a teacher, trainer and mentor of beginning teachers as well as a co-chair for a literacy group on a high school level.

Her primary focus remains the bettering of young people, whether she comes across them in her work or in her personal life.