Testimonials

Hello Beverly,
I just wanted to reiterate it was such a pleasure to meet you this past Saturday. I learned so much from you and your home is absolutely beautiful. I hope that we can meet again in the future.

Warmly,
Christina Thomas
Empire Valuation Consultants

Dear Ms. Thomas,
Thank you for your presence as well as your presentation these past couple weeks regarding etiquette in our Senior Seminar and Practicum course at Niagara University. I feel the material you present is incredibly relevant for all students looking to journey out into the professional world, and having a refresher through school has been great. I will most certainly continue to practice what you have shown, and look forward to our nest encounter.
Best, 
Daniel Barto

Dear Ms. Beverly Thomas, 
I wanted to take the time to write to you and thank you for your time attending my Senior Seminar class last Tuesday evening and again for your presence at the Etiquette dinner. We really appreciate all the great support we get from professional and hospitality teachers in the industry, it makes our transition and excitement for the real world so much more exciting. It was interesting to learn about the American dining versus the Continental and European dining styles. I appreciate the advice you have shared with us and I will begin to practice saying “How do you do” to others in a business setting. I know I speak for myself and other students in the class when I say we really appreciated your tips and energy at the etiquette dinner which was such a lovely evening. I appreciate all of your time and devotion to teaching students like myself and look forward to learning from you again soon.
Sincerely, 
Abbey Turner

Dear Beverly, 
I want to thank you again for spending a lovely evening with us. Everyone enjoyed themselves and thinks you are an excellent instructor of etiquette. No one felt judged! We all learned correct manners. I can only hope that we all put them to best use now! 
Thanks gain, 
Marie

Good morning Beverly,
. . . I heard a lot of great feedback from the event from both students and staff. They said it was very informative and they enjoyed learning about the different cultures. We may look into doing this again next year since there was such a good turn out.
Thank you so much!
Erin Jozwiak
Academic Counselor
TRiO Student Support Services
Medaille College
Buffalo, NY

Dear Professor Thomas,
I hope you are doing well. My name is Anh Phan and I am a student in Dr. van Harssel’s senior seminar class at Niagara University.
I am writing to thank you for your presentations in our class. All of them were really wonderful and I enjoyed them so much. I know that they would definitely benefit us now and in the future when we are going into the professional workplace. Some of them, such as the social etiquette, are as well helpful for our social skills.
I just saw an article with a lovely picture of you on the Buffalo Magazine in the holiday issue. It makes me feel grateful to have been instructed by a wonderful expert like you.
Once again, thank you very much for all that you have brought to us.
Kind regards,
Anh Phan
Tourism – Event & Meeting Management ’17
College of Hospitality and Tourism Management

Dear Ms. Beverly Thomas,
I wanted to take the time to write to you and thank you for your time attending my Senior Seminar class last Tuesday evening and again for your presence at the Etiquette dinner. We really appreciate all the great support we get from professionals and hospitality teachers in the industry, it makes our transition and excitement for the real world so much more exciting. It was interesting to learn about the American dining versus the Continental and European dining styles. I appreciate the advice you have shared with us and I will begin to practice saying “How do you do” to others in a business setting. I know I speak for myself and other students in the class when I say we really appreciated your tips and energy at the etiquette dinner which was such a lovely evening. I appreciate all of your time and devotion to teaching students like myself and look forward to learning from you again soon.
Sincerely,
Abbey Turner

Dear Ms. Thomas,
Thank you for your presence as well as your presentations these past couple weeks regarding etiquette in our Senior Seminar and Practicum course at Niagara University. I feel the material you present is incredibly relevant for all students looking to journey out into the professional world, and having a refresher through school has been great. I will most certainly continue to practice what you have shown, and look forward to our next encounter.
Best,
Daniel Barto

Etiquette Dinner at Niagara University

Mrs. Thomas,
Our children enjoyed themselves and learned a lot from the experience.
Thanks again.
Michael A. Casciano  I  Managing Partner
Casciano Consulting Group, LLC.

Beverly,
Thank you for sharing your talents and knowledge with us during the Ramada Girls’ Weekend. The ladies have been raving about how much they have learned from you. Thank you for helping make this event a success!
Sincerely,
Heidi, Matthew, Renata

“Pretty and Pink” Jan. 2013

Beverly,
Thank you for guiding our woman in dining etiquette at this year’s Girls’ Weekend. Your charm and knowledge of dining etiquette was interesting as well as educational. These are important life skills we all should have.
We truly appreciate you sharing your talents with us.
Sincerely,
Heidi Conschafter
Corporate Sales Coordinator
Ramada Hotel & Conference Center

Dear Bev,
Thank you for your presentation on Image to our first class of Women Elect. The program you created was informative, pertinent to politics, and fun! The feedback we have received has been uniformly positive.
Diana and I are thrilled that we had the good luck to meet you and that you were willing to take a chance on us.
We hope we will have the opportunity to work with you again in the future.
Sincerely,
Laura and Diana
Diana Cihak, Founder and Program Director
Laura Monte, Executive Director

Mrs. Thomas,

Thank you for the adorable pictures. Aidan really enjoyed participating in the etiquette sessions. Thank you for sharing your expertise in this area with my son. I am looking forward to enrolling my daughter, Sophia, soon. My husband had high praises for you. He also told me that it was obvious how much you enjoyed working with the kids. As a teacher myself, I am always encouraged to find others that share a similar passion for teaching our children. Have a wonderful week and my sincerest thanks!

Thank you for dedication to a necessary social art, etiquette.  It is refreshing to know that tradition is not lost.

Sincerely,
Mrs. Katrina N.

Thank you so much for participating in our first annual Girls’ Weekend. This event could have not been so successful without you’re your help. After reviewing the surveys from all the attendees we are excited to say that they all had a wonderful time and had brought home a little extra knowledge they did not have before. We are already starting to pick a date for next year, which I hope you will be a part of.
Thank you for participating in this event, we could have not done it with out you!

Sincerely,
Heidi Conschafter
Corporate Sales Coordinator
Ramada Hotel & Conference Center

Beverly
A special thanks to your involvement with our Girls’ Weekend. The ladies all brought home knowledge of social etiquette and how it has changed throughout the years. Thank you for incorporating our theme of Breakfast At Tiffany’s into your talk. Your knowledge and professionalism in etiquette made this event complete. I really I hope you will be available to speak again next year.

Sincerely,
Heidi Conschafter
Corporate Sales Coordinator
Ramada Hotel & Conference Center

My son won the Jefferson scholarship as well as the Georgia Tech Presidential scholarship with the Stamps Foundation Leadership scholarship.  The judges commented on how ‘charming’ he was, and complimented his manners and dress sense.  Thanks for all your help.
Thanks again, and we will certainly call on you in a few years for our daughter as she prepares for college interviews
Past Students’ Parent
Clarence, NY 

Dear Ms. Thomas,
Thank you for giving the boys such a wonderful experience.
Cub Scout Leader, Pack #60
Buffalo, New York

Dear Beverly,

I wanted you to be among the first to know that Zachary received notice this morning that he has been accepted into Upstate Medical school. I just want to thank you for giving him the tips and confidence to interview at his best. I even played your voice mail to him before his interview where you told him to remember “he owns the room.” It’s so wonderful to see all his hard work come to fruition. It is pretty exciting to be accepted into medical school before graduating high school. Please keep me informed if you have any new programs that you think Cecelia would benefit from. Thank you once again.

Regards,
Mrs. Dawn E.                                                                                                                                                                                                       Jamestown, New York