Education

The International Butler Academy

  • Graduated with Distinction

  • 2003

  • Kerk Avezaath, The Netherlands

The Protocol School of Washington

  • Protocol Officer Training-Level 1, Corporate Etiquette and International Protocol Consultant

  • 2008

  • Washington D.C., U.S.A.

New York Bartending School

  • Certificate from the New York State Department of Education

  • Hospitality Wine and Bartending/Mixology

  • 2008

  • New York City, New York, U.S.A.

Central University of Iowa and The University of Leiden

  • Bachelor of Liberal Arts

  • 1988

  • Cross-Cultural Studies, Behavioral Sciences, Humanities and Fine Arts

  • Pella, Iowa U.S.A. and Leiden, the Netherlands

Des Moines Area Community College

  • Certified Nurse's Aide/Hospital Orderly

  • 1993

  • Ankeny, Iowa U.S.A.

Kirkwood Community College

  • Floriculture Degree

  • 1984

  • Cedar Rapids, Iowa U.S.A.

“I also came to know Richmond in a different capacity when we worked together on a medical brigade in Honduras. Once again his competence and compassion were obvious and he also displayed an ability to adjust to different cultures and situations.”

-Larry Severidt, M.D.