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ViKi (Vartouhi) Keshishyan is founder and owner of Universal Etiquette. She completed her training and certified with The Protocol School of Washington (the first and only nationally accredited business etiquette and international protocol training school in the U.S.) and by The Etiquette and Leadership Institute (formed during the merger of Children’s Division of The PSOW and Perfectly Polished). Ms. Keshishyan holds university degrees in teaching languages and literature, and she is excited to share her passion for civility and knowledge as an etiquette consultant.

Her passion for teaching etiquette comes in part from her many years of interaction with children as a teacher and tutor and numerous years of experience in the corporate world. Ms. Keshishian worked in the international food industry and as a cultural consultant for various marketing enterprises. Her skills in intercultural communication derive from her years of quality education as well as her extensive multicultural background.

Ms. Keshishyan speaks three languages (English, Russian, and Armenian) and enjoys applying her formal and informal education in the areas of etiquette and civility.