All About Boomer Travel Patrol & The Folks That Make It Happen!!
Welcome to the Fabulous Side of Fifty! Baby Boomers are fun, active and anything but traditional..
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With that in mind, we are pleased to introduce you to the Boomer Travel Patrol which consists of editors from a variety of areas and backgrounds who love to travel, will share their experiences from a Boomer perspective and invite you to participate by contributing your recommendations, tips and favorite places.
The Boomer Travel Patrol was a concept created by Liz Dahl, a former travel agent and public relations consultant who felt baby boomers were not in the coveted demographic of 18-49 and therefore left out of the “fun” activities when it came to travel. We love bus trips and cruises, but there's more to see and do and we have the time and means to explore the world.
Liz teamed with fellow baby boomer, Don Anderson, an IT Specialist, so the website is truly by and about boomers.
You will find ideas, tips, locations, food and a variety of information on virtually any place in the world. Please enjoy navigating the site and share your travel experiences with us as well.
You will find ideas, tips, locations, food and a variety of information on virtually any place in the world. Please enjoy navigating the site and share your travel experiences with us as well.
Meet The Patrol
TODD BEECHEY,
YACHT PATROL
Todd Beechey is on a mission to disrupt the yachting industry. As the Chief Experiences Officer of OceanScape Yachts, Beechey paired his passion for cruising and seven-star hospitality with his own frustrations in trying to charter a yacht to invent a charter network that takes the sharing economy to an entirely new level. His venture — OceanScape Yachts — is essentially the NetJets of the sea.
Frustrated with brokers who were more interested in sales and charters of higher end yachts, Beechey saw a missed opportunity where he could help luxury travelers enjoy a yacht vacation without a 365-day-a-year ownership, much like NetJets arranges private air charters for those who don’t want to own a plane. He has cleverly designed an innovative platform to leverage usage of luxury yachts, which sit idle for most of the year, while at the same time creating a membership community for those who are passionate about yachting. As a result, consumers and travel agents can book passage on an international portfolio of private luxury yachts more affordably than ever before and gain access to knowledgeable ambassadors who will work with them to design unique experiences in exotic destinations.
Todd’s background as an entrepreneur and CFO has helped him navigate the specific ins and outs of the financial obligations of yacht chartering, and while membership has its privileges in terms of providing greater discounts on yacht charters, anyone can book a yacht vacation with OceanScape Yachts without having to pay a membership fee. His mission in the creation and development of OceanScape Yachts is to make the yachting experience easier, more accessible, and more cost-effective than ever before.
Widely recognized by his peers as a visionary and strategic thinker, Todd has the ability to develop and implement creative solutions to a wide range of business issues. He continually challenges the status quo and seeks opportunities to drive improvements in all aspects of business. He has a 25-year career as a financial executive that has spanned a variety of industries. Todd also holds an MBA from the University of Toronto-Rotman School of Management, where he graduated as a Bregman Scholar.
YACHT PATROL
Todd Beechey is on a mission to disrupt the yachting industry. As the Chief Experiences Officer of OceanScape Yachts, Beechey paired his passion for cruising and seven-star hospitality with his own frustrations in trying to charter a yacht to invent a charter network that takes the sharing economy to an entirely new level. His venture — OceanScape Yachts — is essentially the NetJets of the sea.
Frustrated with brokers who were more interested in sales and charters of higher end yachts, Beechey saw a missed opportunity where he could help luxury travelers enjoy a yacht vacation without a 365-day-a-year ownership, much like NetJets arranges private air charters for those who don’t want to own a plane. He has cleverly designed an innovative platform to leverage usage of luxury yachts, which sit idle for most of the year, while at the same time creating a membership community for those who are passionate about yachting. As a result, consumers and travel agents can book passage on an international portfolio of private luxury yachts more affordably than ever before and gain access to knowledgeable ambassadors who will work with them to design unique experiences in exotic destinations.
Todd’s background as an entrepreneur and CFO has helped him navigate the specific ins and outs of the financial obligations of yacht chartering, and while membership has its privileges in terms of providing greater discounts on yacht charters, anyone can book a yacht vacation with OceanScape Yachts without having to pay a membership fee. His mission in the creation and development of OceanScape Yachts is to make the yachting experience easier, more accessible, and more cost-effective than ever before.
Widely recognized by his peers as a visionary and strategic thinker, Todd has the ability to develop and implement creative solutions to a wide range of business issues. He continually challenges the status quo and seeks opportunities to drive improvements in all aspects of business. He has a 25-year career as a financial executive that has spanned a variety of industries. Todd also holds an MBA from the University of Toronto-Rotman School of Management, where he graduated as a Bregman Scholar.
Jane Coloccia
Wellness Patrol
Jane Coloccia has spent her career in the travel industry, beginning as Assistant Travel Editor at Modern Bride Magazine, then moving on to a public relations and advertising agency which specialized in hospitality and tourism, before joining The Leading Hotels of the World as Director of Communications. She has had her own marketing communications agency for the past 20 years.
Jane’s personal interest in wellness, spirituality, and well being, has brought her to participate in many types of retreats and workshops — as well as indulge in her share of spa treatments — over the past two decades. She founded Soul Journey Inspiration in 2016 to be an aggregator of all things (books, workshops, retreats, and other media) related to wellness and spirituality because she saw the growing trend of those who were interested in getting healthier as it relates to body, mind, and spirit.
Wellness Patrol
Jane Coloccia has spent her career in the travel industry, beginning as Assistant Travel Editor at Modern Bride Magazine, then moving on to a public relations and advertising agency which specialized in hospitality and tourism, before joining The Leading Hotels of the World as Director of Communications. She has had her own marketing communications agency for the past 20 years.
Jane’s personal interest in wellness, spirituality, and well being, has brought her to participate in many types of retreats and workshops — as well as indulge in her share of spa treatments — over the past two decades. She founded Soul Journey Inspiration in 2016 to be an aggregator of all things (books, workshops, retreats, and other media) related to wellness and spirituality because she saw the growing trend of those who were interested in getting healthier as it relates to body, mind, and spirit.
Victoria De Maio:
Italy Patrol
Italy Trip & Tour Designer, Travel Advisor, Blogger, Writer, & Published Author
Victoria loves sharing her no-nonsense travel tips and insights as well as her own experiences from a personal and light-hearted point-of-view on her blog, PostcardZ from Victoria. Her practical advice covers every travel topic from planning and packing to solo travel, rewarding sightseeing and post-vacation blues!
Her passion and favorite destination is Italy. As a result of her love for la dolce vita and all things Italian, since 2014 she has lead small group boutique tours to Italy and now, with Friends of Victoria, designs custom experiences focusing on authentic cultural and culinary immersions into the local lifestyle that are perfect for boomers, solos, couples, and friends.
When she isn't planning her next travel adventure (or yours!), she loves being a guest blogger and contributing writer on various online travel publications. Published in 2014 and available on Amazon, Victoria’s Travel TipZ Italian Style is focused on how to immerse in and enjoy the Italian culture and lifestyle and has garnered over 40 5-star reviews. Member of IATA, Professional Travel Blogger Association (PTBA) and International Travel Writers Alliance (ITWA).
Visit Victoria:
PostcardZfromVictoria
Victoria on Amazon
Victoria on Twitter
Victoria on Facebook
Victoria on Instagram
Victoria on Pinterest
Italy Patrol
Italy Trip & Tour Designer, Travel Advisor, Blogger, Writer, & Published Author
Victoria loves sharing her no-nonsense travel tips and insights as well as her own experiences from a personal and light-hearted point-of-view on her blog, PostcardZ from Victoria. Her practical advice covers every travel topic from planning and packing to solo travel, rewarding sightseeing and post-vacation blues!
Her passion and favorite destination is Italy. As a result of her love for la dolce vita and all things Italian, since 2014 she has lead small group boutique tours to Italy and now, with Friends of Victoria, designs custom experiences focusing on authentic cultural and culinary immersions into the local lifestyle that are perfect for boomers, solos, couples, and friends.
When she isn't planning her next travel adventure (or yours!), she loves being a guest blogger and contributing writer on various online travel publications. Published in 2014 and available on Amazon, Victoria’s Travel TipZ Italian Style is focused on how to immerse in and enjoy the Italian culture and lifestyle and has garnered over 40 5-star reviews. Member of IATA, Professional Travel Blogger Association (PTBA) and International Travel Writers Alliance (ITWA).
Visit Victoria:
PostcardZfromVictoria
Victoria on Amazon
Victoria on Twitter
Victoria on Facebook
Victoria on Instagram
Victoria on Pinterest
Liz Dahl:
Hotel Patrol
Liz Dahl created a PR firm in 1984 and has been serving clients in Louisville and nationally since that time. Liz's prior experience was in business, politics and entertainment. She started her first company, a travel agency, when she was in her early thirties. She was then approached by Phyllis George, a former Miss America and future First Lady of Kentucky to become her Chief of Staff and Press Secretary. She was also named head of the Kentucky Film Foundation. It was during that tenure that she become involved with the media on a national level. After the administration ended, Liz went on to form her own PR firm, Liz Dahl Enterprises and has been involved in this industry ever since.
Her clients have been varied and sometimes unusual, but it has always been interesting and successful. Liz's track to the United States was a difficult one. Her father was in a concentration camp and she was born in a Displaced Person's Camp in Germany. The family came to America on a cargo ship from Europe and Liz keeps the photo of that journey on her desk as a regular reminder of her past and the opportunities that have been made available to her in this country. In fact, she is currently working on a movie of her parent's love story. In July of 2013, shefounded boomertravelpatrol.com, a travel website for Baby Boomers out of a frustration of not being targeted to appeal to her "fun" side. After turning 50, her mailbox was full of hearing aid ads, drug company information, burial plots and laxatives. Having owned her own travel agency, she went back to her passion and has now combined her knowledge and love of travel with her professional PR skills.
Hotel Patrol
Liz Dahl created a PR firm in 1984 and has been serving clients in Louisville and nationally since that time. Liz's prior experience was in business, politics and entertainment. She started her first company, a travel agency, when she was in her early thirties. She was then approached by Phyllis George, a former Miss America and future First Lady of Kentucky to become her Chief of Staff and Press Secretary. She was also named head of the Kentucky Film Foundation. It was during that tenure that she become involved with the media on a national level. After the administration ended, Liz went on to form her own PR firm, Liz Dahl Enterprises and has been involved in this industry ever since.
Her clients have been varied and sometimes unusual, but it has always been interesting and successful. Liz's track to the United States was a difficult one. Her father was in a concentration camp and she was born in a Displaced Person's Camp in Germany. The family came to America on a cargo ship from Europe and Liz keeps the photo of that journey on her desk as a regular reminder of her past and the opportunities that have been made available to her in this country. In fact, she is currently working on a movie of her parent's love story. In July of 2013, shefounded boomertravelpatrol.com, a travel website for Baby Boomers out of a frustration of not being targeted to appeal to her "fun" side. After turning 50, her mailbox was full of hearing aid ads, drug company information, burial plots and laxatives. Having owned her own travel agency, she went back to her passion and has now combined her knowledge and love of travel with her professional PR skills.
Marian Goldberg
Arts & Culture Patrol
Marian Goldberg is a travel writer and marketer specializing in cultural tourism and travel tips. She has traveled to 54 countries, but as the former public relations manager for the Japan National Tourism Organization for eleven years and the US Representative for Kyoto City Tourism for two years, she especially knows a geisha from a maiko (geisha in training). She has also been a researcher and producer for The Travel Channel, a Managing Editor of Content for the travel information resource Personal Travel Technologies, a Marketing Supervisor for Trans World Airlines, and an instructor of Travel & Tourism at various community colleges and New York University. She is currently the Asia Correspondent for Jax Fax Travel Marketing Magazine, and a Luxury Travel Consultant affiliated with Farewell Travels LLC. She holds a BA in History and Art History & Criticism and a MS in Travel Marketing Management.
Arts & Culture Patrol
Marian Goldberg is a travel writer and marketer specializing in cultural tourism and travel tips. She has traveled to 54 countries, but as the former public relations manager for the Japan National Tourism Organization for eleven years and the US Representative for Kyoto City Tourism for two years, she especially knows a geisha from a maiko (geisha in training). She has also been a researcher and producer for The Travel Channel, a Managing Editor of Content for the travel information resource Personal Travel Technologies, a Marketing Supervisor for Trans World Airlines, and an instructor of Travel & Tourism at various community colleges and New York University. She is currently the Asia Correspondent for Jax Fax Travel Marketing Magazine, and a Luxury Travel Consultant affiliated with Farewell Travels LLC. She holds a BA in History and Art History & Criticism and a MS in Travel Marketing Management.
LINDA & GEORGE MEYERS:
CULINARY PATROL
Linda and George Meyers are two fifty-somethings from the Washington, DC area who decided they were tired of the rat race and wanted to embark on an adventure — what one might call an interesting combination of “Eat. Pray. Love.” meets “Under The Tuscan Sun.”
High school sweethearts from New Orleans, George and Linda lived like most people, working hard in their respective careers and raising a family. George spent 20 years as a US Air Force pilot, retiring as a Colonel, and then started his own business in Washington DC. Linda was an elementary school teacher, tirelessly inspiring young minds for more than 26 years.
And then one day, they took a good look at their lifestyle — which involved 18-hour workdays — and wondered if there was a better way to spend their time. Their kids were grown with children of their own, it was just them and their Dachshund, Talula, and they decided there was no better time to take a leap of faith and go spend a year in Tuscany cooking.
They started entertaining family and friends in Tuscany. Before long, they realized they were entertaining “friends of friends” in Tuscany — and they were really enjoying it. Then they creating classes and tours for everyone — and thus Cook in Tuscany was born! Their guests had so much fun (and wanted to enjoy the experience in other locations), and Linda and George launched Cook In Mexico and Cook In Cuba as well.
CULINARY PATROL
Linda and George Meyers are two fifty-somethings from the Washington, DC area who decided they were tired of the rat race and wanted to embark on an adventure — what one might call an interesting combination of “Eat. Pray. Love.” meets “Under The Tuscan Sun.”
High school sweethearts from New Orleans, George and Linda lived like most people, working hard in their respective careers and raising a family. George spent 20 years as a US Air Force pilot, retiring as a Colonel, and then started his own business in Washington DC. Linda was an elementary school teacher, tirelessly inspiring young minds for more than 26 years.
And then one day, they took a good look at their lifestyle — which involved 18-hour workdays — and wondered if there was a better way to spend their time. Their kids were grown with children of their own, it was just them and their Dachshund, Talula, and they decided there was no better time to take a leap of faith and go spend a year in Tuscany cooking.
They started entertaining family and friends in Tuscany. Before long, they realized they were entertaining “friends of friends” in Tuscany — and they were really enjoying it. Then they creating classes and tours for everyone — and thus Cook in Tuscany was born! Their guests had so much fun (and wanted to enjoy the experience in other locations), and Linda and George launched Cook In Mexico and Cook In Cuba as well.
Dr. Mike:
Adventure Patrol
Dr. Michael J. Manyak is an explorer, author, urologist, and corporate medical executive. He is Global Medical Affairs Executive Director for the GlaxoSmithKline urology franchise. He is the Chief Medical Advisor for Accenture, a Fortune 100 company. He maintains academic appointments as Adjunct Professor of Urology and Engineering at The George Washington University (GWU) and is a member of the Baylor College of Medicine National School of Tropical Medicine. He is the former Chief Medical Officer for Triple Canopy, Inc., a large international security firm. Dr. Manyak completed his urological residency at GWU, a fellowship in biotechnology at the National Cancer Institute as an American Urological Association (AUA) Foundation Scholar, and spent 16 years at GWU, the last nine as Interim Chairman of the Department of Urology. His research interests include advanced imaging for urologic cancer and other applications of medical biotechnology.
The medical corporate experience of Dr. Manyak includes service as a scientific advisory board member, consultant, or director to more than 25 biomedical technology and pharmaceutical companies. His corporate experience includes business development, strategic planning for FDA approval of products, intellectual property development, protocol construction, clinical trials, and development of educational materials. He is a founder of Metastatin Pharmaceuticals, a biopharmaceutical company purchased by Samaritan Pharmaceuticals. Dr. Manyak has been granted 11 patents.
Dr. Manyak received a presidential appointment to the National Kidney and Urological Disease Advisory Board and has twice served on the FDA Regulatory Panel for Genitourinary and Gastrointestinal Devices. Dr. Manyak served as Chairman of the AUA Technology Assessment Council for 5 years. He has published over 200 professional abstracts, book chapters, and refereed journal articles. He edited a recent textbook on expedition medicine. His recently published book Lizard Bites and Street Riots addresses health, safety, and security for travel emergencies. Dr. Manyak was profiled by the Washingtonian Magazine in December 2001 as one of 50 people selected as The Best and Brightest of Washington and by Family Urology Magazine in April 2003. In 2015 he received the President’s Lifetime Achievement Award.
Dr. Manyak has received several editorial awards including the National Media Owl Award and the Gold World Wide Web Health Award. He has numerous appearances on national networks for CBS, NBC, Fox News, PBS, and CNN and has been the guest of John McLaughlin on One On One. Dr. Manyak has been selected repeatedly as one of America’s Top Physicians (from 2005) and America’s Top Urologists (from 2008).
The Boy Scouts of America recently named Dr. Manyak a Distinguished Eagle Scout, an honor accorded 0.1% of Eagles. The BSA named a camp for him for the 2005 National Scout Jamboree and he was an invited speaker for the BSA 100th anniversary at the 2010 National Scout Jamboree. He serves as a VP for the National Eagle Scout Association (NESA) and heads the NESA World Explorer Program. In addition, Dr. Manyak has been inducted into the Greater Flint Michigan Sports Hall of Fame (1996) and the State of Michigan High School Athletic Association Legends of the Game (2004).
Dr. Manyak maintains an avid interest in field exploration and expedition medicine. He is a consultant to members of the National Geographic Society, NPR Radio Expeditions, and USA Today for travel medical issues and was the urologic consultant to the Peace Corps. Dr. Manyak has served on the NASA Aerospace Medicine and Occupational Health Advisory Committee. He is Senior Medical Advisor to Global Rescue, Inc.
Dr. Manyak was selected as a National Fellow of The Explorers Club in 1992, chaired the Expeditions Committee for 10 years, and chaired the Science Advisory Board. He served on The Explorers Club Board of Directors from 1996-2006. He is an Associate Editor of The Explorers Journal where his column on Expedition Medicine appears. Dr. Manyak received the prestigious Sweeney Medal in 2004 from The Explorers Club. He was the Field Medical Advisor to the International Society of Cryptozoology (ISC) which investigated unknown or recently discovered animals throughout the world. Dr. Manyak has led a scientific expedition to the Ndoki rain forest in the Congo Basin in a collaborative effort with the World Wildlife Fund, has dived the Spanish treasure galleon Nuestra Senora de Atocha in search of artifacts, was the ship physician on the icebreaker MV Polar Star for an Antarctic expedition with Students On Ice, and was the medical director for the RMS Titanic salvage expedition where he dove to the Titanic wrecksite in the Russian MIR submersible. In recent years, Dr. Manyak was the medical officer on an expedition to the deepest canyon in the world in Peru, on the first scientific dive in Mongolia in Asia’s second largest lake, on an expedition to evaluate a new spectacular finding of early human footprints in Tanzania, did a site visit to the remote Amazon Yasuni Reserve, and rode camels in the Gobi Desert observing the very highly endangered wild camel.
Adventure Patrol
Dr. Michael J. Manyak is an explorer, author, urologist, and corporate medical executive. He is Global Medical Affairs Executive Director for the GlaxoSmithKline urology franchise. He is the Chief Medical Advisor for Accenture, a Fortune 100 company. He maintains academic appointments as Adjunct Professor of Urology and Engineering at The George Washington University (GWU) and is a member of the Baylor College of Medicine National School of Tropical Medicine. He is the former Chief Medical Officer for Triple Canopy, Inc., a large international security firm. Dr. Manyak completed his urological residency at GWU, a fellowship in biotechnology at the National Cancer Institute as an American Urological Association (AUA) Foundation Scholar, and spent 16 years at GWU, the last nine as Interim Chairman of the Department of Urology. His research interests include advanced imaging for urologic cancer and other applications of medical biotechnology.
The medical corporate experience of Dr. Manyak includes service as a scientific advisory board member, consultant, or director to more than 25 biomedical technology and pharmaceutical companies. His corporate experience includes business development, strategic planning for FDA approval of products, intellectual property development, protocol construction, clinical trials, and development of educational materials. He is a founder of Metastatin Pharmaceuticals, a biopharmaceutical company purchased by Samaritan Pharmaceuticals. Dr. Manyak has been granted 11 patents.
Dr. Manyak received a presidential appointment to the National Kidney and Urological Disease Advisory Board and has twice served on the FDA Regulatory Panel for Genitourinary and Gastrointestinal Devices. Dr. Manyak served as Chairman of the AUA Technology Assessment Council for 5 years. He has published over 200 professional abstracts, book chapters, and refereed journal articles. He edited a recent textbook on expedition medicine. His recently published book Lizard Bites and Street Riots addresses health, safety, and security for travel emergencies. Dr. Manyak was profiled by the Washingtonian Magazine in December 2001 as one of 50 people selected as The Best and Brightest of Washington and by Family Urology Magazine in April 2003. In 2015 he received the President’s Lifetime Achievement Award.
Dr. Manyak has received several editorial awards including the National Media Owl Award and the Gold World Wide Web Health Award. He has numerous appearances on national networks for CBS, NBC, Fox News, PBS, and CNN and has been the guest of John McLaughlin on One On One. Dr. Manyak has been selected repeatedly as one of America’s Top Physicians (from 2005) and America’s Top Urologists (from 2008).
The Boy Scouts of America recently named Dr. Manyak a Distinguished Eagle Scout, an honor accorded 0.1% of Eagles. The BSA named a camp for him for the 2005 National Scout Jamboree and he was an invited speaker for the BSA 100th anniversary at the 2010 National Scout Jamboree. He serves as a VP for the National Eagle Scout Association (NESA) and heads the NESA World Explorer Program. In addition, Dr. Manyak has been inducted into the Greater Flint Michigan Sports Hall of Fame (1996) and the State of Michigan High School Athletic Association Legends of the Game (2004).
Dr. Manyak maintains an avid interest in field exploration and expedition medicine. He is a consultant to members of the National Geographic Society, NPR Radio Expeditions, and USA Today for travel medical issues and was the urologic consultant to the Peace Corps. Dr. Manyak has served on the NASA Aerospace Medicine and Occupational Health Advisory Committee. He is Senior Medical Advisor to Global Rescue, Inc.
Dr. Manyak was selected as a National Fellow of The Explorers Club in 1992, chaired the Expeditions Committee for 10 years, and chaired the Science Advisory Board. He served on The Explorers Club Board of Directors from 1996-2006. He is an Associate Editor of The Explorers Journal where his column on Expedition Medicine appears. Dr. Manyak received the prestigious Sweeney Medal in 2004 from The Explorers Club. He was the Field Medical Advisor to the International Society of Cryptozoology (ISC) which investigated unknown or recently discovered animals throughout the world. Dr. Manyak has led a scientific expedition to the Ndoki rain forest in the Congo Basin in a collaborative effort with the World Wildlife Fund, has dived the Spanish treasure galleon Nuestra Senora de Atocha in search of artifacts, was the ship physician on the icebreaker MV Polar Star for an Antarctic expedition with Students On Ice, and was the medical director for the RMS Titanic salvage expedition where he dove to the Titanic wrecksite in the Russian MIR submersible. In recent years, Dr. Manyak was the medical officer on an expedition to the deepest canyon in the world in Peru, on the first scientific dive in Mongolia in Asia’s second largest lake, on an expedition to evaluate a new spectacular finding of early human footprints in Tanzania, did a site visit to the remote Amazon Yasuni Reserve, and rode camels in the Gobi Desert observing the very highly endangered wild camel.
Diane Diehl:
Air Patrol
Ms. Diehl is recognized as the Miss Manners of International etiquette and protocol. Director and founder of Diane Diehl Company, a California based protocol consulting and training enterprise, Diane is one of a small handful of certified protocol and etiquette experts originally trained in the 1980’s
One word best describes Diane Diehl - visionary – for she was the first company to offer training for children, business and social etiquette as well as international protocol. She integrated into her business programs the international component – knowledge she gained from working with military attaches and chiefs of protocol. Most etiquette and training organizations today have followed her lead.
A graduate of Chicago’s Lake Forest College and daughter of a top ranking military officer attached to diplomatic posts and Washington’s Pentagon, Diane’s childhood was spent immersed in protocol issues surrounded by social affairs and state functions governed by generations of military and political etiquette.
In the 1980’s Diane was uniquely trained by Sondra Snowdon of Snowdon International and co-founded the International Protocol Officers Association™ – whose mission was to bridge protocol training from the governmental sector to private enterprise.
Later that decade Diane further received her Business Etiquette certification in Washington D.C.
She also studied under Professor Hester Beall Provensen, Communication Consultant to Members of Congress, the Administration, and Diplomatic Corps. She received intensive cross-cultural training from the Institute of Cross-Cultural Training.
Diane went on to develop children’s programs through her association with Marjabelle Young Stewart, author of over twenty books on etiquette and protocol. Marjabelle Young Stewart and Grace B. Kyle (Diane’s mother) in the 1950’s taught charm classes together in the Washington D.C. area and they were trained by Mrs. Gladstone Williams, the authority on all etiquette and protocol at that time in the Washington.
In 1989 she was selected as West Coast Representative for the Marjabelle Young Stewart Enterprises Children’ Programs, most well-known since the 1960’s White Gloves and Party Manners. These programs are presented at the United Nations International School and in White House circles as well as over 800 cities throughout the United States and Europe.</p>
The last ten years Diane Diehl has been affiliated with a major international airline where she visits many international destinations with the purpose to continue her own ongoing original research into the international customs and protocols of a particular country. During these last few years she has lived with her family in Albania, Macedonia, Jordan, and London, England.
Currently, Diane Diehl along with her Director of Children’s Programs, Lisa Gache have formed a new venture entitled,Beverly Hills Manners™ which will provide ongoing training programs for children and adults. In 2006 Diane completed her much acclaimed World Class Customer Service Program™ for the hotel industry and looks forward to promoting this exclusive and unique program worldwide. They will be launching a series of etiquette books, brand products for entertaining, videos, television series, as well as teaming up with fashion designers to provide respectful and chic fashion styles for young women.
Diane Diehl and her classes have been featured in various news publications, radio and television shows. She was a contributing author to World-Insight, a Perspective on International Relations, published by Worldport Los Angeles.
Diane Diehl’s e-books entitled, International Protocols of Japan, Korea, China, France and Germany, and International Dining and Gift-Giving Customs can be obtained through her website's bookstore.
Air Patrol
Ms. Diehl is recognized as the Miss Manners of International etiquette and protocol. Director and founder of Diane Diehl Company, a California based protocol consulting and training enterprise, Diane is one of a small handful of certified protocol and etiquette experts originally trained in the 1980’s
One word best describes Diane Diehl - visionary – for she was the first company to offer training for children, business and social etiquette as well as international protocol. She integrated into her business programs the international component – knowledge she gained from working with military attaches and chiefs of protocol. Most etiquette and training organizations today have followed her lead.
A graduate of Chicago’s Lake Forest College and daughter of a top ranking military officer attached to diplomatic posts and Washington’s Pentagon, Diane’s childhood was spent immersed in protocol issues surrounded by social affairs and state functions governed by generations of military and political etiquette.
In the 1980’s Diane was uniquely trained by Sondra Snowdon of Snowdon International and co-founded the International Protocol Officers Association™ – whose mission was to bridge protocol training from the governmental sector to private enterprise.
Later that decade Diane further received her Business Etiquette certification in Washington D.C.
She also studied under Professor Hester Beall Provensen, Communication Consultant to Members of Congress, the Administration, and Diplomatic Corps. She received intensive cross-cultural training from the Institute of Cross-Cultural Training.
Diane went on to develop children’s programs through her association with Marjabelle Young Stewart, author of over twenty books on etiquette and protocol. Marjabelle Young Stewart and Grace B. Kyle (Diane’s mother) in the 1950’s taught charm classes together in the Washington D.C. area and they were trained by Mrs. Gladstone Williams, the authority on all etiquette and protocol at that time in the Washington.
In 1989 she was selected as West Coast Representative for the Marjabelle Young Stewart Enterprises Children’ Programs, most well-known since the 1960’s White Gloves and Party Manners. These programs are presented at the United Nations International School and in White House circles as well as over 800 cities throughout the United States and Europe.</p>
The last ten years Diane Diehl has been affiliated with a major international airline where she visits many international destinations with the purpose to continue her own ongoing original research into the international customs and protocols of a particular country. During these last few years she has lived with her family in Albania, Macedonia, Jordan, and London, England.
Currently, Diane Diehl along with her Director of Children’s Programs, Lisa Gache have formed a new venture entitled,Beverly Hills Manners™ which will provide ongoing training programs for children and adults. In 2006 Diane completed her much acclaimed World Class Customer Service Program™ for the hotel industry and looks forward to promoting this exclusive and unique program worldwide. They will be launching a series of etiquette books, brand products for entertaining, videos, television series, as well as teaming up with fashion designers to provide respectful and chic fashion styles for young women.
Diane Diehl and her classes have been featured in various news publications, radio and television shows. She was a contributing author to World-Insight, a Perspective on International Relations, published by Worldport Los Angeles.
Diane Diehl’s e-books entitled, International Protocols of Japan, Korea, China, France and Germany, and International Dining and Gift-Giving Customs can be obtained through her website's bookstore.
Vicky:
Special Needs Patrol
“My name is Vicky.. I help families with special needs overcome their hesitancy with travel. I show them exactly how to take a memorable, meaningful and fabulous family vacation they never thought was possible.
I was born with my own special needs. My mission and passion is to help families with special needs take incredible vacations they will remember forever. Whether you have a grandparent with Parkinson’s or a child with Cerebral Palsy, or if you are diabetic, and nervous about staying on your diet, you can still have a wonderful, satisfying family vacation.
I will make that happen.
Vicky Spencer Rouse
Special Needs Vacation By V
Special Needs Patrol
“My name is Vicky.. I help families with special needs overcome their hesitancy with travel. I show them exactly how to take a memorable, meaningful and fabulous family vacation they never thought was possible.
I was born with my own special needs. My mission and passion is to help families with special needs take incredible vacations they will remember forever. Whether you have a grandparent with Parkinson’s or a child with Cerebral Palsy, or if you are diabetic, and nervous about staying on your diet, you can still have a wonderful, satisfying family vacation.
I will make that happen.
Vicky Spencer Rouse
Special Needs Vacation By V
Susie:
Pet Patrol
Susie is happy to be the dog of a baby boomer. She is a dog who enjoys being on the go – which is probably one of her favorite words along with “Din,” “biscuit,” and “treat.” Susie is miniature Australian Shepherd and her daddy found her on-line through the Miniature Australian Shepherd Rescue Society (MARS).
Susie was born in Georgia and is a real Georgia peach. Her daddy and mommy traveled all the way to north Georgia to bring her back to Kentucky.
Since she has come to her new home, Susie has graduated from obedience classes through advanced and received her certificate as a Canine Good Citizen from the AKC. She and her daddy have formed a team to do therapy work with WAGS, a local therapy animal group in Louisville and should start work as soon as they pass the evaluation exam.
Susie loves to travel and visit new and exciting places with her family. Whether it’s a short trip to the dog park or one of the many parks in Kentucky or Indiana, or a trip to Georgia or beyond, Susie is ready to go. Susie is concerned about the availability and quality of pet friendly sites not only for herself, but also for her many animal friends. Also not just for dogs, but for cats, birds and other members of the animal kingdom who share their lives with their human families.
She will be assisted not only by her mommy and her daddy, but also by a number of her canine, feline and other friends.
Shadow, whose mom is the RV patrol, is a Siberian husky with his own opinions on pet travel and more.
Miss Kitty, whose mommy speaks for the Hotel patrol will have much to say from the feline perspective.
The world awaits!