Dorothea Johnson is Founder of The Protocol School of Washington® and President of Dorothea Johnson Productions, Inc. She has presented etiquette and protocol seminars and briefings to more than 50,000 individuals worldwide. Clients representing business, government, education, and entertainment have been counseled privately and in groups. Ms. Johnson served as protocol advisor to The Joint Military Attaché School, Washington, D.C. She has authored five books and the column Tea & Etiquette for Tea Time Magazine. As a frequent contributor to trade and business publications she is one of the most widely quoted etiquette and protocol experts in the United States of America, and she is currently quoted in more than sixty books.

Under Ms. Johnson's leadership The Protocol School of Washington® established a tradition of excellence by providing the most comprehensive protocol and etiquette training and certification programs available. The school developed a market presence recognized worldwide as the best in the industry. Dorothea Johnson was the first etiquette expert to recognize a need for professionally trained etiquette and protocol instructors. She had the foresight in 1986 to conduct research that revealed a basic lack of polish in relatively seasoned professionals and executives. Additionally, there was an expanding global economy that required social skills as a cornerstone of international business. Armed with more than three decades of firsthand experience teaching etiquette and protocol, an entrepreneurial spirit, and a vision, she shaped the growth of the industry. The Protocol School of Washington® is the standard by which others in the industry are judged. Today, Pamela Eyring, the school’s owner and director, continues to build upon the founder’s high quality principles and performance by providing continuous research and educational development for protocol and etiquette professionals worldwide. Leveraging more than two decades of protocol, education and training skills, she blends the two career fields to advance education standards for the rapidly expanding protocol and etiquette industry. Ms. Eyring continues a strong presence on the speaker’s circuit where she shares her expertise with professionals who desire to promote a higher level of business intelligence. What is The Protocol School of Washington®’s formula for success? A commitment to quality. The mission of The Protocol School of Washington® is to provide contemporary, universally accepted protocol and etiquette trainings in the highest professional manner.

The Etiquette and Leadership Institute continues The Protocol School of Washington®’s youth curriculum, “Train To Be A Children’s Etiquette Consultant.” The owners, Debra Lassiter, Cindy Haygood, and April McLean have added breadth and depth to Dorothea's curriculum with their more than two decades of in depth knowledge and vast, practical experience.

Dorothea Johnson is Resident Etiquette Expert for The Ellen DeGeneres Show, spokesperson for Emergen-C, and an active member of Protocol and Diplomacy International – Protocol Officers Association (PDI-POA).