Preparing underserved youth for college, leadership, and life—through Discipline, Structure, and Respect.
EETTQ equips youth and emerging leaders through structured etiquette, leadership, communication, and professional presence development serving high schools, colleges, HBCUs, and community institutions throughout the DMV.
Why EETTQ Matters
Too many students are entering high school, college, and early professional spaces without the communication, confidence, etiquette, and leadership discipline required to thrive.
Trusted in educational, collegiate, and leadership development environments.
EETTQ’s work includes real-world youth programming, formal etiquette training, collegiate engagement, and institutional-level exposure.
Developing disciplined, confident, and professionally prepared leaders-through Discipline,Structure, and Respect.
The Etiquette Etiquette Foundation is a leadership and development institution focused on helping students build the confidence, executive presence, social intelligence, and respectful conduct needed for success in school, college, community, and career environments.
Our immediate priority is the DMV region, where the need is urgent across high schools and colleges. Our long-term vision is to expand this work nationally through campuses, school systems, and strategic institutional partnerships.We are expanding access to this experience for underserved youth who would not otherwise be exposed to these enviroments.
Serving campuses, colleges, and HBCU communities.
EETTQ delivers structured etiquette, leadership, and professional presence experiences designed to prepare students for collegiate, civic, and professional environments.
Our programs are relevant to student success, campus culture, formal events, networking readiness, and long-term professional development.
Programs designed for measurable student growth.
EETTQ programming addresses confidence, communication, etiquette, executive presence, and leadership readiness in settings where those skills matter most.
Diplomatic Spring Ball™
A formal presentation and leadership experience where students build poise, etiquette, confidence, and public presence in a structured high-standard environment.
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Etiquette & Leadership Training
Interactive sessions designed to develop communication, self-discipline, and confident presence. Students learn to carry themselves with respect, make thoughtful decisions, and navigate real-world situations with clarity.
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StopPlayn Boys to Men
A life development initiative that uses chess as a teaching model to help boys understand decision-making, self-control, positioning, and consequence in the real world through discipline, structure, and respect.
Explore the ProgramReal students. Real settings. Real impact.
EETTQ programming is actively delivered in classrooms, campuses, formal dining settings, and community leadership environments across the DMV.
Leadership outcomes that matter.
- Professional presence and self-presentation
- Communication confidence and respectful interaction
- Leadership discipline and self-regulation
- Social and cultural etiquette awareness
- College and career readiness
- Confidence in formal and institutional environments
A problem big enough to deserve serious investment.
Across the DMV, many students are navigating high school and college without structured development in etiquette, communication, leadership conduct, and professional presence.
EETTQ exists to close that gap in communities where the need is urgent and the downstream impact on academic confidence, civic engagement, and long-term opportunity is significant.
Built on real training, real standards, and real credibility.
EETTQ’s leadership draws on etiquette and protocol training connected to high-standard environments, including professional exposure through the Protocol School of Washington and institutional settings such as Johns Hopkins.
This gives our programs a rare combination of discipline, polish, structure, and relevance for today’s students.
Executive Leadership Driving Institutional Impact.
Structured leadership. Proven experience. Real-world execution across educational and institutional environments.
Lee V. Putney
CO- FOUNDER / Chief Executive OfficerResponsible for organizational structure, strategic development, and execution...
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Karene A. Putney
CO - Founder & PresidentLead etiquette and leadership educator. Karene’s work includes collegiate-facing instruction, formal etiquette development, and youth leadership experiences rooted in high standards and professionalism.
Professional Credibility
Institutional ReadinessEETTQ is positioned to engage schools, colleges, HBCUs, donors, and civic institutions through a foundation of training, discipline, and professional credibility.
Bring EETTQ to your campus, school, or organization.
We partner with colleges, HBCUs, high schools, sponsors, municipalities, and community organizations seeking structured leadership and etiquette programming with clear long-term value.
Colleges & HBCUs
Campus etiquette instruction, formal dining experiences, student leadership workshops, confidence development, and executive presence training.
High Schools & Youth Programs
Structured development for students navigating identity, discipline, respectful conduct, social confidence, and college preparation.
Sponsors & Donors
Support transformative student experiences in the DMV while helping build a scalable leadership development platform for broader expansion.
“We are building more than programs. We are building the presence, discipline, and confidence students need to lead in classrooms, on campuses, in communities, and beyond.”
Help us develop the next generation of leaders.
The need across the DMV is real. With the right support, EETTQ can expand structured etiquette, leadership, and collegiate readiness programming to more students, more schools, and more institutions.
Verified by Candid: EETTQ Foundation has earned the 2026 Gold Transparency Seal, reflecting our commitment to accountability, transparency, and measurable impact.