Maura Graber began her image enhancement business in 1984 after opening the first of two southern California clothing boutiques. By 1988 she had launched a clothing line which was carried by stores nationally, including Nordstrom department stores.

          Her popular seminars on image, etiquette, antique dining utensils and dining history, have made Graber a sought-after authority and guest speaker on local and national television and radio shows where she offers image tips and advice on social skills and manners. The Food Network, KTLA, KCAL, the WAVE radio station, L. A./Seoul, and PBS have all been forums for her multi-faceted company. Articles in Country Living, The Los Angeles Times, Parenting, Victoria, L. A. Parent, Savvy Single, and The Korean Times,, and Antiques & Collecting Magazine have all covered her unique line of work, collections and teaching the art of social graces and dressing for success.
          
She has written articles for numerous regional and national publications. She co-sponsored the Table Scaping Competition for 9 years at the Los Angeles County Fair, and was a co-emcee of the Celebrity Chef Theater in Riverside for 9 years. She was seen frequently on KVCR-PBS, as an on air correspondent and segment producer for 14 years, contributing segments to Table for Two, Evening Edition, Inside View and was co-hosted the Let's Dine Out restaurant review show in its first year and a half on KVCR-PBS.

          As Ms. Graber continues to teach, she also trains new instructors in the field of etiquette, so that social graces can once again become common courtesies throughout our world. Says Graber, "My classes are continually evolving to keep up with the challenges we all face, working with young people who miss body language and facial cues, due to the electronic and technological leaps we have made in these past 20 years. Being more globally connected, sadly has affected personal social skills. Awareness of posture, eye contact and observing non-verbal cues from others, is a skill that is being lost to our younger generations. Interpersonal and family communication suffers as well. These classes, while serving up fun, also serve as great tools for getting our youngest generations to smoothly interact socially with others in all areas of life."                                                

For information on scheduling classes or a personal consultation, email Maura at rsvpinstitute@gmail.com.

If your child is already enrolled in an after school R.S.V.P. Etiquette class: contact mannersclass@gmail.com.Please put child's name and school in subject field of your email.